Jan 11885 -50C in Regina, Sask,
the coldest temperature on record in Regina. Click here
to find out that the weather's doing right now in Regina. 11999 Nine were killed and
25 injured when an avalanche struck a New Year's celebration in Kangiqsualujjuaq
in northern Quebec along the shores of Ungava Bay. 78

Jan 21901 Winnipeg records a low
of -38.2C, the lowest low recorded around the British Empire in 1901. By
way of comparison, Winnipeg's coldest night in 2001 was about -34C recorded
on 11th February and the record low here is -45C recorded on February 18th
1966. Click here
to find out how the weather in Winnipeg is getting on today. 661999 Snowstorm of the century
began in Toronto and would last until the 15th. Snow up to 65cm deep lay
at various points during this time. During this time a series of intense
snowstorms affected the city dumping in total 118.4cm snow on the city.
This is the city's greatest January snowfall. Click here
to find out what the weather's doing right now in Toronto. 2

Jan 41878 40cm of snow fell in
Montreal and the temperature dropped to -21.1C. Click here
to find out what the weather's like there right now. 41901 The coldest night of
the year in Victoria; lows drop to -4.4C. By way of comparison the coldest
nights of the year in 2001 saw lows here drop to around -2C whilst the
record low set on 28th January 1950 is -15.6C. Click here
to see what the weather's like here right now. 661981 -31.3C in Toronto, Toronto's
lowest temperature on record. Click here
to find out what the weather's doing right now in Toronto. 11998 Ice storm of the century
began in Eastern Canada and would run until 9th Jan. $3billion worth of
damage was caused. 2

Jan 51956 A freezing rain storm
affected parts of Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick leaving hundreds
of people without power and water. 5

Jan 61909 Heavy rain on the 5th
and 6th damaged roads and bridges in New Brunswick. Close to 100mm rain
fell in Saint John and Sussex whilst ice breaking up in the south-west
branch of the Miramichi River left ice piled up to 3m high along river
banks. 291966 Temperatures in Pincher
Creek, Alberta rise by 21C in just four minutes as chinook winds set in.
771986 The second winter storm
in 3 days hit New Brunswick. These storms dumped 91cms snow on Moncton
and 30cms snow on Bathurst. 100km/hr winds affected some regions. 78

Jan 72001 Prince Edward Island
had it's worst storm in 6 years. Beginning on the 6th and ending on the
7th, the storm dumped 43cm snow on Charlottetown and up to 70cm on other
parts of the island. Northeasterly winds gusting to 70km/h generated some
rather large drifts. The same storm produced a fall of 53cm snow at Moncton,
NB.
24

Jan 81979 Halifax's mildest January
day on record; temperatures reached 13.5C at the airport. Click here
to see what the weather's like at the moment. 36

Jan 131975 One of Canada's worst
wind chills. Temperatures at Hall Beach, NT were -46C and winds 61km/h
and at Pelly Bay, NT -51C and 56km/h. The resulting wind chills were -73
and -77 respectively. Use this
link to calculate the wind chill where you are now. 29,
77

Jan 141995 Temperatures reached
15.6C in Hamilton. ON, breaking a 45 year old daily maximum temperature
record here. Pleasant as this warm weather might have been it caused mudslides
on construction sites and flooding in some basements. Click here
to see what the weather's like there right now. 292002 An active storm hit the
Martimes. Among the highlights were more than 36cms snow and 100km/h gusts
over the Acadian Peninsula in New Brunswick whilst in Truro, NS winds reached
165km/h. 78

Jan 151957 Montreal lowest temperature
on record, -37.8C, was recorded. Click here
to find out what the weather's like in Montreal at the moment. 11972 Alberta's maximum hourly
wind, 108km/h, was recorded at Bighorn Dam, Alberta. 1

Jan 161952 9.4mm precipitation falls
at Whitehorse, YK, the greatest one day January precipitation here. Click
here
for current Whitehorse weather. 492002 A blizzard over Atlantic
Canada. Worst of the weather was at Cape Breton, NS where the blizzard
dumped 20-40cms snow. 78

Jan 171974 118.1cm fell in 24 hours
at Lakelse Lake, BC, until 1999 Canada's greatest 24 hour snowfall on record.
12000 Nova Scotia's worst blizzard
in nearly a decade with 20-35cm snow falling. The same stomr deposited
53cm snow in Saint John, New Brunswick, just 6cm short of their 24 hour
snowfall record set in 1960. 5, 10

Jan 181982 -30.5C recorded at Charlottetown,
PEI, the lowest temperature on record here. Click here
to find out what the weather's doing right now in Charlottetown. 1

Jan 191901 Toronto's coldest night
of the year as lows drop to -28.8C. By way of comparison the coldest night
of the year in 2001 occured on 20th January when lows dipped down to -18C
whilst January 4th 1981 is the coldest night on record here. Lows dropped
to -31.3C then. Click here
to find out what the weather's doing right now in Toronto. 661935 A 10 day long cold snap
in Vancouver started. First more than 40cm of snow would fall - one of
the worst storms in the city's history - then temperatures would drop to
-16C before a quick thaw and 267mm rain falling in 4 days caused substantial
roof damage in the city. 2, 781980 Nova Scotia's maximum
hourly wind, 135km/h, was recorded in Halifax. 1

Jan 201964 31mm rain falls in less
than 24 hours at Montreal/Dorval. 711977 On this day barometers
in St. Anthony, Newfoundland read 940.2HPa, the lowest sea level pressure
ever recorded in Canada. 12002 Temperatures dropped
to a low of -51.5C in Key Lake, Sask, the lowest minimum temperature recorded
in Canada during the whole of January 2002. The night of the 27th/28th
was almost as cold here! 67

Jan 222000 $500,000 damage was caused
in the Channel Head area in Newfoundland when a freak wave hit. The wave
was 15-18m high and moved at 90-110km/h and was the largest wave to hit
Newfoundland since 1929 when a tsunami hit Burin peninsula. 4

Jan 231935 -58.3C was recorded at
Iroquois Falls, Ontario and this is Ontario's coldest temperature on record.
12002 A severe snowstorm over
Labrador and Newfoundland generates winds above 100km/h and dumps 25cm
snow in St. John's and 18cm snow in Gander.

Jan 241992 A storm over the Maritimes
produced snow, rain, freezing rain and winds gusting to more than 100km/h.
Small planes were damaged in the wind and the storm caused a 5 storey building
being built in Dartmouth, NS to collapse. 291999 The worst snowstorm in
130 years hit Toronto. 78

Jan 251905 New Brunswick and Nova
Scotia had their worst storm in 20 years. 18-45cm snow fell, blocking roads
and railways. 41997 Temperartures in Edmonton
dropped down to -42.2C. Click here
to see what the weather's like there right now. 5

Jan 261884 A temperature of -37.2C
was recorded at Kilmahumaig, PEI and is the lowest temperature on record
in PEI. 11971 A 5 day long blizzard
in London, Ontario dumps 62cm snow and kills 3. It was the worst blizzard
in decades here. Visit this
link to find out what the weather's like there today. 4

Jan 271962 Chinook winds in Pincher
Creek, Alberta caused temperature to rise from -19C to 22C in just one
hour. Click here
to see what crazy tomfoolery winds are wreaking in Pincher Creek right
now. 12002 Heavy snow hit the Lower
Mainland in British Columbia. 25-30cms snow fell in Vancouver whilst 35-40cms
snow hit Nanaimo. 78

Jan 281950 The coldest night on
record in Victoria, BC. Lows dropped to -15.6C. Click here
to see what the weather's like here right now. 351977 A 3 day long snowstorm
begun to affect southern Ontario. 10cms snow accompanied by 100km/h winds
produced huge drifts which left some Niagara Peninsula communities cut
off for days. 781989 In Pelly Bay, NWT an
air temperature of -51C and windchill of -91C was recorded and this might
have been Canada's lowest ever windchill. This windchill was calculated
using the old windchill formula. 22002 Temperatures reached
18.7C in Langara, BC, the highest temperature recorded in Canada in the
whole of January 2002. 67

Jan 291931 Temperatures reach 18.3C
in Medicine Hat, AB, the warmest January day on record here. Click here
for current conditions there. 44

Jan 301947 A 10 day long blizzard
started in the southern Praries and would last until Feb 8th, burying trains
and towns from Winnipeg to Calgary. 1,21954 A tornado and heavy hail
were reported at White Point Beach, NS (near Liverpool). Tornadoes are
rare at the best of times in this region. 1, 78

Jan 311920 -41.1C in Upper Stewiacke,
NS the coldest temperature on record in Nova Scotia. 11947 -58.9C in Smith River,
BC the coldest temperature on record in British Columbia. 11947 -52.2C in Whitehorse,
Yukon the coldest temperature on record in Whitehorse. Click here
to find out that the weather's doing right now in Whitehorse. At the same
time British Columbia records its coldest night on record as lows at Smith
Falls drop to -58.9C. 1, 771996 Lows dropped to -50.2C
at Geraldton, ON, the lowest temperature recorded in Ontario since 5th
January 1959. Click here
to see what the weather's like there right now.
29

Feb 11893 -56.7C recorded at Prince
Albert, Sask which is the coldest temperature on record in Saskatchewan.
11955 -47.2C recorded at Sisson
Dam, NB, New Brunswick's coldest temperature on record. 1

Feb 2 - Groundhog Day.......all
eyes to Wiarton Willy!1916 One of the snowstorms
of the century in Victoria, BC with at least 55cm snow falling. 21960 A snowstorm in Halifax,
NS which lasts until the 3rd deposits 75cm snow downtown and 96cm snow
in some suburbs. 11976 Belle Island, Labrador
measures an hourly wind speed of 138km/h, the highest recorded in Labrador.
During the same storm Borden, PEI measures an hourly wind speed of 93km/h,
the record higest hourly wind speed in Prince Edward Island. Gusts reaching
188km/h were recorded in parts of Newfoundland and a gust reaching 188km/h
was measured at Grand Manan Island, NB. . Meanwhile, in the Bay of Fundy
it was the worst storm since the 1969 Saxby Gale with 12m waves and 10m
generated. 1,2, 781989 Barometers in Eureka,
NWT measure 1079.6Hpa, the highest sea level pressure ever measured in
Canada. 11996 Western and central Canada
was in the midst of a deep freeze and on this day temperatures in Winnipeg
dipped down to -42C. Click here
to see what the weather's like there at the moment. 52002 Freezing rain, snow and
winds gusting to 100km/h affected southern Ontario, knocking out power
and toppling trees in Waterloo and Toronto. 67

Feb 31947 Snag, Yukon measures
an overnight low of -63.0C, the lowest recorded temperature in both Canada
and North America. 1

Feb 41947 Yellowknife, NWT records
-51.2C, the lowest temperature recorded here. Go here
to
see Yellowknife's current weather. 11971 Halifax, NS records -26.1C,
the lowest temperature on record here. Visit this
link to find out how the weather's getting on in Halifax right now.
11975 Woodale Bishop's Fall,
Newfoundland records -41.1C, Newfoundland's lowest recorded temperature.
1

Feb 61964 Just over 20cms snow
falls in Toronto. 711978 A blizzard in Regina,
Sask leaves the city snowbound for 4 days. Have a look at this
link to see what the weather's up to Regina right now. 12001 A snowy day in the Atlantic
Provinces saw 45cm snow fall in Bathurst, NB and 49cm in Charlo, NB. In
general 30-60cm snow fell on New Brunswick. 15, 24

Feb 71943 27.9mm precipitation
falls at Medicine Hat, Alberta, the greatest February one day precipitation
on record here. Click here
for the latest Medicine Hat weather. 44

Feb 81959 55km/h gales and temperatures
as low as -22C affected Nova Scotia. 41979 During a blizzard in
Iqalait, NWT winds up to 100km/h and temperatures of -40C are recorded.
1

Feb 91939 Temperatures dropped
to -42.2C in Lethbridge, AB, the coldest February night on record here.
This isn't too far off the coldest nights ever recorded here, -42.8C on
29th December 1968 and 23rd January 1969. Click here
for current conditions in Lethbridge. 431964 Winds at Torbay Airport
gusted to 192 km/h. 71

Feb 102001 6 people were killed
in traffic accidents in southern Quebec during a freezing rain storm. Winds
gusting to 120km/h left 300,000 people in Quebec without power. 24

Feb 111948 Saint John, New Brunswick
records -36.7C, the lowest temperature on record here. Click here
for current weather in Saint John. 11999 Tahtsa Lake, BC records
145cm snow in 24 hours, Canada's greatest single day snowfall record. The
record snowfall was caused by a moist, mild southerly flow overrunning
a shallow layer of cold, Arctic air. On the same day 113cm snow fell in
Terrace, BC, 14cm more than had ever been recorded here before. 2,
22, 78

Feb 121934 Temperatures reached
18.9C in Calgary, the warmest February day on record here. Click here
for current conditions in Calgary. 40

Feb 131988 The winter olympics started
in Calgary. Temperatures were around -5C with winds very close to 75km/h
and conditions were partly cloudy. Weatherwise the games would be characterized
by above normal winds and temperatures. Visit this
site to see what the weather's like there at the moment. 29

Feb 141982 The world's largest offshore
oilrig sank off Newfoundland killing 84 people. There were no survivors.
781995 30cms fell on Victoria
and Vancouver, BC on the 13th and 14th. 4 people were killed in Victoria
during this storm. 78

Feb 151982 A storm 300km east of
Newfoundland killed 84 people in what became the world's second biggest
disaster involving an offshore drilling rig which sunk in 145km/h winds
and 21m seas. 21990 Heavy snow isn't particularly
common in Vancouver, but on this day 14cm snow fell. 77

Feb 181966 Winnipeg records -45C,
the lowest temperature recorded in Winnipeg. Click here
to find out how the weather in Winnipeg is getting on today. 1

Feb 191972 A blizzard in south-western
Quebec produces 80km/h winds and 37cm snow. It's one of the worst blizzards
the province has ever had. 1

Feb 201879 A winter storm over the
Maritimes gave Halifax, Nova Scotia their heaviest snowfall in 5 years
and led to 5m high snowdrifts in some places. 51974 Bonilla Island, BC records
an mean hour wind spead of 143km/h, the highest on record in British Columbia.
11979 All 5 of the Great Lakes
froze over at the same time for the first time on record; they were more
than 90% frozen. 4

Feb 211982 A blizzard on Prince
Edward Island which lasts until the 22nd produces 80-100km/h winds, 60cm
snow and drifts up to 7m high in places. 1

Feb 221993 A storm over the Maritimes
produced a mixture of freezing rain and ice pellets as well as up to 22cm
snow whilst on the west coast of Cape Breton Island winds gusted to 172km/h.
292002 123mm rain falls in 24
hours at Hope, BC, the wettest February day on record there. The old record
was 105.7mm rain on 9th February 1951. Meanwhile, the average February
precipitation is 172mm here. The same storm dumped 71mm rain on Victoria,
60mm of it in just 12 hours, and 68mm rain at West Vancouver.

Feb 231985 34.4mm precipitation
falls at Kingston, ON, the greatest February one day precipitation here.
Click here
for current Kingston conditions. 462003 A major winter storm
affected southern and eastern Ontario on the 22 and 23 February. 15 to
30cms snow fell across many parts of regions extending from Windsor across
Barrie-Huronia and Ski Country into the Ottawa area. Locally as much as
30 to 40cms snow fell and drifts up to 60cms deep were reported. On the
morning of the 23rd snow depths included 20cms in Windsor, 17cms in Hamilton,
10-15cms in Kitchener, 26cms in Grand Valley, 28cm in Vaughan, 20-30cm
in Maple, Northern Toronto, 20 to 25cms in Barrie, 34cms in Orillia, 25cms
in Brampton, 27cm in Minden and 20-37cm in the Ottawa area. The greatest
snow depth was 37cm recorded in Franktown, southwest Ottawa. Freezing rain
and ice pellets also affected the Niagara region and the north shore of
Lake Ontario. Ice accretions as high as 2-4cms were reported in Prince
Edward County. 68

Feb 241961 St. John's Newfoundland
records an overnight low of -27.2C, the lowest on record here. Visit this
site to see how the weather's getting on in St. John's at the moment.
1

Feb 251958 Winnipeg reaches 11.8C,
the record high for the month here. The next day winter struck back when
icing and strong winds caused power outages from Winnipeg south to the
US border. Click here to see what the weather's like there at the moment.
291965 Toronto's wettest February
day on record as 55.9cm precipitation falls at Pearson Airport. Click here
to see what the weather's doing there right now. 302002 Temperature peak at 15.1C
in Windsor, Ontario, the highest temperature recorded in the whole of Canada
in the whole of February 2002. 67

Feb 261988 Temperatures in Calgary
reached 18.1C, one of the highest late February temperatures recorded here.
Rather irritatingly (one would imagine) the winter olympics were being
held in Calgary at the time. On the same day Miami, Florida was only just
over 1C warmer than Calgary! Click here to check out Calgary's current
weather. 22000 Temperatures in London,
ON reached 17.8C whilst in Windsor temperatures topped 20C for the first
time on record in February. 102002 25cm snow falls during
a winter storm in Sudbury, just a week after another storm dumped 52cm
on the town. Click here
to see what the weather's doing there right now.

Feb 271946 A storm between the 25th
and 27th dumped 20-30cms snow on London, ON. 781997 110km/h winds affected
the Windsor, ON area damaging buildings, smashing windows and uprooting
trees. 52000 Ottawa's warmest February
day on record at 12C. Sherbrooke, Quebec reached 15C and it was 11C in
Montreal. 4

Feb 281986 100 head of cattle drowned
when the St. Mary and Oldman rivers in Alberta burst their banks during
a record breaking spell of mild weather which saw temperatures reach 18C.
29

Feb 292000 For the second day in
a row Nova Scotia was Canada's hotspot. On the 28th Sydney reached 18C,
breaking a daily maximum temperature record dating back to 1908, whilst
Greenwood peaked at 17.8C. Meanwhile on the 29th Truro and Amherst were
top of the pops reaching 15C and 14C respectively.
65

March 11947 73cm snow falls on the
Ottawa region. 771958 Lasting 46 hours, Newfoundland's
worst ice storm in 30 years left tree branches and hydro lines coated in
ice up to 60mm thick. St. John's, NF was particularly badly hit. 781962 An unexpected snowstorm
in Vancouver produced 35.6cm snow, a 2 day snowfall record here. Click
here
to see what the weather's doing there now. 51976 South-western Ontario
was hit by its worst freezing rain storm in about 25 years. Some places
were left without power and phones for 2 weeks. 4

March 21990 The Gulf of St. Lawrence
had its worst ice jam in a decade. The jam left 22 ships trapped between
Cape Breton and Newfoundland and the ice was up to 7m thick in places.
292002 It snowed over northeastern
Ontario. Among the worst affected places were Sault Ste Marie with 25cm
snow and Manitoulan Island with 40cm snow. 69

March 31868 A minimum temperature
of -26.7C was recorded in downtown Toronto.. 651947 One of Ottawa's biggest
snowstorms of the century started on the 2nd and ended on this day. 73cm
snow fell. Click here
to see what the weather's doing there now. 292002 Temperatures in Lansdowne
House, northwestern Ontario reached a sizzling -41.3C. The average March
maximum temperature here is -4.6C and the average March minimum temperature
is -19.7C.2003 A cold start across Ontario.
Overnight lows fell to -24.7C at Pearson Airport, Toronto, -30.5 at Wiarton,
-29.4C at Kitchener, -24.6C at Hamilton, -34.7C at Sudbury, -32.3C at Gore
Bay, -31.0C at Petawawa, -19.7C at Windsor, -29.2C at Peterborough and
-22.3C at Sarnia. 65

March 41950 A minimum temperature
of -28.9C was recorded at Pearson Airport, Toronto.
651966 Snowstorm of the century
in Winnipeg. 35cms snow fell and winds reached 120 km/h. The city was paralyzed
for 2 days. 1,21971 Snowstorm of the century
in Montreal; 47cms snow fell and winds reached 110km/h causing huge snowdrifts.
1,5,77

March 51910 An avalanche 2km west
of Rogers Pass, BC killed 62 people when it hit a train and pushed it 500
metres into Bear Creek. 2

March 61951 The coldest March night
on record in Lethbridge, AB; temperatures dropped down to -37.8C. Click
here
for current conditions here. 43

March 71966 A tornado appears to
have affected Ucluelet, British Columbia which is perhaps rather more renowned
for recording Canada's highest 24 precipitation total in October 1967.
Anyway, the tornado drove a metal spike through a classroom window into
a blackboard. 11999 Moncton in New Brunswick
is Canada's snowiest city and on this day its one day snowfall record was
set when 116cm snow fell. 772000 Temperatures exceeded
25C in Windsor, Sarnia, Petrolia and Strathroy (all in Ontario). Records
show that this is the earliest temperatures over 25C have been reached
here, beating the old record by more than 3 weeks. 92002 Bitterly cold across
the western Praries with lows down to -28.8C at Calgary and -35C at Edmonton
International Airport, Leduc. Here this was a new March 7th record low,
and on the 6th lows dropped to -32.8C also a new daily record low.

March 81943 Temperatures in Windsor,
ON drop to -19.4C, the coldest March night on record here. Click here
for Windsor weather right now. 412002 A storm producing high
winds, freezing rain and snow moved from Ontario into Quebec and New Brunswick.
Among the worst affected places was Timmins, ON where 34cm fell, at times
at a rate of 5cm/hour. Meanwhile, in Edmonton it was a cold start to the
day. The overnight low here was -38.2C. 69

March 91974 49.3mm rain fell at Vancouver,
the wettest March day on record here. Click here
to see what Vancouver's weather's like at the moment. 341988 Central Newfoundland
copped its worst blizzard of the winter. 38cms snow fell on Gander, NF
and winds reached 87km/h in some places. 782002 A storm moving across
Ontario led to rain, snow, ice pellets, freezing rain and high winds. Among
the worst hit places were Dryden and Pickle Lake where 19 and 15cm snow
fell respectively. Meanwhile, Sioux Lookout and Sault Ste Marie had more
than 20cm snow. In the evening after a cold front had passed the Hamilton
and Toronto areas had snow accompanied by temperatures close to freezing,
near gale or gale force winds and gusts to 90-100km/h. Before the cold
front passed it was springlike in southern Ontario with temperatures up
to 21C in St. Catherines and 18.1C in Toronto. The passage of the cold
front saw temperatures drop by 18 degrees in some places. By Saturday night
temperatures in Toronto had dropped as low as -5C. Meanwhile, across the
border in Quebec Schefferville recorded a low of -42C, 21 degrees below
the average March low here and just 3 degrees short of the record March
low, -45C set on 10 March 1964.

March 102001 60-70km/h winds and 30-60cm
snow affected southern New Brunswick. 242002 38mm of rain equivalent
snow fell in just 12 hours at Inukjuak, Quebec. The average March precipitation
here is 14mm! Meanwhile, a day after registering their warmest early March
weather since at least 1997 temperatures in Toronto rose no higher than
-4C, some 22 degrees down on the high the previous day.

March 111954 33.8mm precipitation
falls at Medicine Hat, AB, the greatest March one day precipitation on
record here. Click here
for the latest Medicine Hat weather. 44

March 121870 A major snowstorm (the
first of a series of 3) hit southern Ontario dumping 23 to 63cms over a
region stretching from Hamilton to Markham. 781984 A low of -25.9C proves
to be the coldest March night on record in Kingston, ON. Click here
for current Kingston conditions. 46

March 131897 Temperatures in Medicine
Hat, AB dropped to -38.9C, the coldest March night ever recorded here.
Click here
for current Medicine Hat weather. 44

March 141927 Saskatoon, SK had their
worst blizzard in decades and drifts 1-2m high were reported. Visit this
link to see what the weather's doing there right now. 51995 Record breaking warmth
across Ontario as temperatures ranged from 9.0C in Thunder Bay to 22.4C
in Sarnia. 29

March 151891 Up to 42cm snow fell
over New Brunswick and winds gusting to 200km/h affected Cape Breton Island.
291943 Manitoba had one of its
worst blizzards in years. More than 30cm snow fell and in some places snow
drifted up to 3m high. 4

March 161870 A major snowstorm (the
second of a series of 3) hit southern Ontario dumping 45 to 63cms over
a region stretching from Hamilton to Markham. 781979 A 126 spell of sub-zero
temperatures in southern Manitoba, the longest such spell on record here,
came to an end. 11999 More than 35cms snow
hit the Upper Saint John River Valley in New Brunswick. 78

March 171987 Cumberland, Nova Scotia
was affected by a 3 day long blizzard which produced 61cm snow and drift
up to 2m high. 51998 A two day spell of snow
ended in Calgary leaving 32cm snow on the ground at the airport and 38-45cm
elsewhere around the city, the greatest snow depth in the city since records
began in 1880 and the worst mid-March storm in 113 years. 19,
77, 78

March 181993 The Maritimes were in
the grip of a stormy month. Their fifth major storm of the month produced
heavy rain, snow and strong winds. Among the highlights were an 18 hour
temperature of 25 degrees in northern New Brunswick and a daily record
fall of 58.6cm snow in Gander, Newfoundland. 29

March 191964 Quebec's greatest one
day snowfall. 99.1cm fell at Cape Whittle. 29

March 201975 Quebec City's greatest
March one day precipitation total on record. 63.5mm precipitation fell,
56.9mm of it rain, the rest probably snow. Click here
to see what the weather's like here at the moment. 31

March 211876 Just over a metre snow
falls at Montreal. 771913 The area between Windsor
and Cobalt in Ontario was affected by winds gusting up to 150km/h. 7 people
were killed during the storm which also damaged buildings and uprooted
trees. 52002 In New Brunsiwck and
Nova Scotia the first day of spring dawned rathery wintry after overnight
snow dumped more than 20cm snow. Schools were closed and transport disrupted.
Moncton was one of the snowiest places with 26cm snow whilst 22cm fell
in Fredericton and 19cm in Saint John.

March 221998 A spell of snow over
southern Ontario from Windsor to the Ottawa Valley that began on the evening
of the 20th came to an end. Generally 15-25cm snow fell and in the Niagara
Peninsula more than 35cm snow fell. 19

March 231972 Halifax's wettest March
day on record. 90.2mm precipitation fell at the airport, the vast majority
of it as rain. Click here
to see what the weather's like here at the moment.
36

March 241904 A 3 day blizzard on the
southern Praries saw 30cm of snow fall and winds reach 100 km/h. 1

March 251960 Temperatures reach 19.4C
at Vancouver, the warmest March day on record there. Visit this
link to see what the weather's like there at the moment. 34

March 261963 47mm rain falls at Sudbury,
ON, the wettest March day on record here. Click here
for more Sudbury weather.
532002 An early Spring storm
brought snow to much of southern Ontario, and some freezing rain to the
St. Catherine's/Hamilton area. Among the storm snowfall totals was 24.5cm
in Cornwall, 15cm in Kitchener, 13cm in Peterborough, 12cm in Barrie, 11cm
in Windsor, between 7 and 12cm snow fell in Toronto and 8cm in Hamilton.

March 271870 A major snowstorm (the
third in a series of 3) hit southern Ontario dumping up to 90cms over a
region stretching from Hamilton to Markham. 781875 Buildings in Nanaimo,
BC were destroyed during gales, heavy rain and about 10cm snow. 41946 Record high March temperatures
were recorded in Winnipeg when highs reached 23.3C. Click here
to see what the weather's doing here now. 29

March 282000 Winds reaching 106km/h
affected Quebec City killing one person and blowing the roof off a large
building. Click here to see what the weather's like there at the moment.
4

March 291946 Ottawa's warmest March
day on record. Temperatures rose to 26.7C. Click here to see what the weather's
like here now. 29

March 301884 Early birds at the Niagara
Falls on the 30th will have enjoyed a sight which is no longer possible!
During the night low over both the Canadian Falls as well as the Horseshoe
Falls stopped when an ice jam formed on Lake Erie blocking the flow of
water over the falls. Since 1964 a boom has been put in place to prevent
this from ever happening again. Killjoys!1922 30-40mm freezing rain
affected south Ontario from the Windsor area to an area just north of Toronto.
5

March 311962 Temperatures at St. John's,
Newfoundland reached 18.3C, the warmest recorded March day on record here.
Click here
to see what the weather's like here at the moment. 372002 Highs in Osoyoos reach
21C, nationally the warmest day in March 2002. 69

April 11914 A storm off south-eastern
Labrador bewteen March 31st and April 2nd saw 77 sealers freeze to death.
At the height of the storm on April 1st 64km/h northwesterly winds with
temperatures of -23C were recorded. 21962 179.1mm rain falls in
24 hours at Alma, New Brunswick. This storm lasted two days and the total
rainfall from the storm was 228.6mm. 77

April 21979 -26.3C in Winnipeg, the
coldest April night on record here. Visit this
link to see what the weather's like there at the moment. 381997 An intense winter storm
over the Maritimes causes power outages in 4,000 homes on Prince Edward
Island. 77

April 31974 A tornado in Windsor,
Ontario killed 9 people, injured 30 others and caused $1 billion damage.
This tornado was just one of many which struck 11 US states and Ontario
during an 8 hour period. 1,22002 A cold start in Regina,
Sask. where overnight lows had dropped to -27.6C, breaking a daily record
set in 1899. 692003 A late season winter
storm hit the southern Praries. Regina, SK was worst affected with 30cms
snow falling and virtually shutting the city down. Further east the same
storm dumped 20cms snow on Winnipeg, 14cms snow on Portage la Prairie and
12cms Brandon. 652003 Chaos in the GTA as 30mm
freezing rain and ice pellets hit Toronto in a 35 hour span on the 3rd
and 4th April. Most flights at Pearson Airport, Toronto were cancelled
as the airport ran out of de-icing fluids. A month's supply was used up
in just 24 hours. At least 2 people died as a result of the storm. 65

April 41995 In just 4 minutes of
mayhem in Barrie, ON 70 vehicles were damaged and 4 people were killed
in accidents caused by a sudden snowstorm. 4

April 51999 69cm snow and 90km/h
winds ravanged St. John's, Newfoundland during a winter storm which affected
the whole province. Visit this
link to find out what the weather's like there today. 42003 Between 0600 GMT on the
4th and 0600 GMT on the 5th heavy snow hit Outlook, SK. with a rain-equivalent
of 46mm falling. The average April precipitation here is just 22mm.

April 61980 Marble sized hailstones
fell in Winnipeg whilst 40mm rain, hail up to 13cm deep and a small tornado
were observed at Altona, MB. 291981 Winds gusting to 110km/h
in southern Saskatchewan. Schools are closed, topsoil is blown away and
power lines are downed. A local farme claims that it's the worst storm
in 20 years. 771997 Winnipeg, MB had one
of its worst storms on record when up to 65cms snow fell. 78

April 71985 Southern Ontario was
affected by winds gusting up to 110km/h. Among the consequences were power
failures from Windsor to Belleville, 7 people being stranded in a lift
at the Skylon Tower at the Niagara Falls when the lift cables were twisted
in the wind and the wind combined with pack ice on the Wellend Canal to
block the canal stopping shipping traffic. 4

April 81962 76.7mm rain fell at Halifax,
the wettest April day on record here. Visit this
link to see what the weather's like here at the moment. 362001 Temperatures in Toronto
reach 25-26C, almost 20 degrees higher than the previous day when the mercury
climbed no higher than 6C. Sadly this warmth was a one day only offer and
on the 9th temperatures rose no higher than 8C. Click
here
to see what the weather's like there now.

April 91895 A blizzard over Cape
Breton Island left 3-4m snowdrifts. 52000 Record April snow in
Montreal; 37cm falls. The best bit is that the city gets brought to a standstill
because snow removal contracts ended on 1 April. 772002 Heavy rain on the 8th
and 9th (mainly on the 8th) over parts of Ontario knocks out power to 4,000
customers in Muskoka. Among the wettest places were Windsor with 31mm and
Hamilton with 22mm rain; here it was the wettest weather since January
31st. Meanwhile, in Wiarton, conditions were much wetter and 41mm rain
fell. 652003 Some very warm weather
affected parts of the Praries. Portage la Prarie in Manitoba was Canada's
hotspot with a high of 26C, which is 18 degrees above average for the time
of year. In Winnipeg temperatures reached 25C after an overnight low of
2C and here the hot weather affected the ice being used for the World Curling
Championships so much that de-humidifiers had to be used. Further west
in Saskatchewan, Estevan also hit 25C, 16 degrees above the April norm,
just one week after 30cms snow fell! 65

April 102000 A snowstorm over Ontario
and Quebec dumped 37cm snow in Montreal, setting a new April 24 hour snowfall
record here. The old record, set on April 1st in 1993, was 31.2cm. Click
here
to see what the weather's like in Montreal now. 92000 Winds close to 100km/h
over Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Near Fredericton,
NB cottages were damaged as the winds blew chunks of ice inland. 9

April 111968 A tornado hit Watson,
SK destroying a car shed amongst other things. 781984 A 3 day spell of freezing
rain at St. John's, Newfoundland lasted 3 days and ice 15mm thick was observed
in some places. Click here
to see what the weather here's like at the moment.
12002 Temperatures peak at
20.5C in London and 20.7C in Windsor, the warmest weather here since 25th
October 2001 when temperatures topped 20C for the last time. Meanwhile
Medicine Hat reached 17.5C, the warmest weather here since the first half
of November 2001 whilst 17.9C in Saskatoon was their warmest weather since
early October 2001.

April 121951 Toronto recorded its
wettest April day on record when 41.7mm fell at Pearson Airport. Click
here
to see what the weather's like there now. 302000 Winds gusting to nearly
100km/h hit southern Ontario. 78

April 131984 A two day long ice storm
covered all of south-eastern Newfoundland with 25mm glaze. On the Avalon
Peninsula ice 15cm in diameter formed on some overhead wires leaving residents
without electricty. 22003 Very warm in southern
Manitoba with several daily temperature records being set. Gretna was the
hotspot reaching 27C whilst Sprague with 26.8C and Winnipeg and Pilot Mound,
both with 25.7C, weren't far behind. Daily maximum temperature records
were set in all these 4 places. 65

April 141966 7.6cm snow falls at Victoria,
BC. 771980 Winds gusted to 139km/h
during a thunderstorm at Kelowna, BC. During the storm temperatures also
dropped by 10 degrees in 15 minutes. Click here
to see what the weather's doing here at the moment. 29

April 151915 Much to the consternation
of the owners who'd advertised it as unsinkable but to the considerable
delight of movie makers the Titan collided with an iceberg 700km south-east
of Newfoundland. 1500 people died in what remains the world's worst iceberg
accident. 21984 Stormy weather at Terrace,
BC capsizes boats, damages powerlines and buildings and fans forest fires
as winds gust up to 124 km/h. 772002 23.7cm snow falls in
24 hours in Edmonton. 69

April 161958 A tornado at Watrous,
Saskatchewan destroying a large barn and scattering pigs up to 5km from
the barn. 771963 43.2mm precipitation
fell, most of it as rain, at Dauphin, MB, the wettest April day on record
here. Click here
for the weather in Dauphin at the moment. 562002 Temperatures in an area
extending from Windsor and London northeastwards across the Barrie, Hamilton
and Toronto areas to Ottawa reached 28-30C, the hottest weather in this
area since 9th September 2001. Meanwhile, in Sault Ste Marie it was the
hottest day since 11th August 2001. In Toronto temperatures hit 30C, the
earliest this has happened in the year since at least 1997. The first 30C
day in Toronto usually falls in May, and in 2000 and 2001 fell in the first
week of May but didn't occur until 10th June in 1997! The record April
high in Toronto is 31.1C, recorded on 25th April 1990. Meanwhile, the high
of 31.4C in Petewawa is the highest temperature recorded in Canada in April
2002. Click here
to find out what the weather's doing right now in Toronto.

April 171967 Blizzards in southern
Alberta between the 17th and 20th and again between the 27th and 29th April
would produce 175cm snow. 21967 A tornado tracking between
Hensall and Dublin in Ontario killed one person. 4

April 181855 An area between Collingwood
and Niagara-on-the-Lake in southern Ontario was affected by tornadoes,
one of which lifted a saloon up into the air. 4

April 191985 31.4mm rain falls at
Regina, SK, the wettest April day on record here. Click on this
link to see what the weather's like there at the moment. 39

April 201996 Severe thunderstorms
produced 2 tornadoes in Ontario. One, near Williamsford, flung a man 150m
from his kitchen into a field. 782000 94.6mm rain fell in Windsor,
Ontario, well above the total average precipitation for the whole month
of April (74.9mm). London and Sarnia were also really wet, recording 66.4mm
and 51.2mm rain respectively. 9

April 211980 Temperatures reached
35.3C in Dauphin, MB, the hottest April day on record here. Click here
for current Dauphin weather. 56

April 221980 108.9mm rain fell at
Gaspe, PQ. 781985 Toronto Pearson Airport
recorded a high of 30.3C, at the time a new monthly record and incredibly
also the warmest day of the year there. Click here
to see what the weather's like there at the moment. 292002 Just a few days after
reaching 30C for the first time in 2002, a light dusting of snow falls
in Toronto. Who said April isn't fickle! 69

April 231980 144.2mm rain fell at
Gaspe, PQ, making for a total of 253.1mm rain in 2 days. In the whole of
April 1980 a total of 350.7mm fell here. 781985 51.8mm rain fell at Pickle
Lake, ON, making it the wettest April day on record here. Click here
for current weather here. 612003 Hot across the Praries
with 9 new daily high temperature records set in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Among the hot spots were Drumheller, Brooks and Cold Lake in Alberta with
highs of 26.1C, 25.2C and 24.6C respectively. Edmonton, meanwhile, reached
24.1C and in Medicine Hat temperatures reached 25C. In Saskatchewan Meadow
Lake reached 24.2C, Hudson Bay peaked at 24.0C whilst Saskatoon reached
23C. La Ronge reached 22.2C and Key Lake reached 19.5C. In Manitoba Brandon
reached 25C and it was 24C in Winnipeg - the April average in these cities
is 13C. Further north temperatures reached 8.7C in Kugluktuk which was
higher than Toronto got on this day!. 65

April 241985 High winds and 30cm snow
falls on the Avalon peninsula. 771986 Temperatures in St. John's,
Newfoundland reached 24.1C, the hottest April day on record here. Visit
this
site to see what the weather's like there now. 372002 The night of the 23/34
April saw a late winter snowstorm dump 38cm snow on St. John's, Newfoundland.
During the storm snow fell at a rate of up to 10cm/hour at times and 60km/h
winds on the morning of the 24th caused the snow to drift and blow around.
Click
here
to see what the weather's like in St. John's right now. 652002 13cm snow fell in 24
hours at Gillam, Manitoba. Whilst this doesn't sound like a huge amount
of snow, the equivalent rainfall total was 21mm just under the total April
average rainfall of 22mm.

April 251954 A tornado near Nanaimo,
BC destroyed a garage yet left the car inside the garage completely untouched
(wierd how tornadoes can do this sort of thing isn't it!!!). 781990 Temperatures reached
31.1C at Toronto Pearson Airport, the highest ever April reading here.
Visit this
site to see what the weather's like there now. 30

April 261910 Temperatures reach 35.6C
in Medicine Hat, AB, the hottest April day here. Click here
for current conditions. 442002 In the 18 hours up to
around 6am local time 74mm of rain equivalent snow fell at Churchill, Manitoba,
more than 3 times the average April precipitation of just 23mm. This may
also be the wettest April day on record here; the wettest April day here
between 1943 and 1990 was April 28th 1984 when 34.4mm precipitation fell.
Click here
to see what the weather's like there now.

April 271854 A severe snowstorm over
south-western Ontario caused some boats to sink on Lakes Michigan and Huron.
291993 Snow, freezing rain and
ice pellets affected the southern Maritimes. 18cms snow fell on Greenwood,
NS and 3 people died in an traffic accident near New Glasgow. 782003 40 to 65cms snow fell
on the 26th and 27th across southern Alberta. 80cms snow fell at
Banaff and 10-15cms snow was reported at Edmonton and Grand Prarie. On
the 27th this storm affected Saskatchewan and Manitoba and Yorkton, SK
was one of the worst affected places receiving 35cms snow. 65

April 281999 Prince Edward Island
was affected by a snowstorm and 100km/h winds. The Confederation Bridge
recorded a gust of 112km/h. 42003 Summery over southern
Ontario and Quebec with temperatures up to 26.4C in Toronto, 26.1C in Windsor,
25.1C in Ottowa, 25.5C in Sarnia and 24.3C in London. Montreal reached
23.7C, Sherbrooke reached 24.3C and Maniwaki reached 25.1C. 65

April 291967 A 3 day snowstorm starting
on the 27th produced Lethbridge, AB's record 24 hour snowfall when 53cms
snow fell. 781980 Temperatures reached
28.2C in Churchill, MB, the hottest April day on record there. Click here
to see what the weather's like here now. 33

April 301997 An unseasonable snowstorm
produced 12 to 15cm snow over the Maritimes and Newfoundland. The storm
was accompanied by winds up to 98km/h, and in St. John's, Newfoundland
21cm snow fell, followed by a spell of freezing rain. 4

May 11988 A small tornado affects
eastern parts of the Greater Vancouver area. 772001 On average St. John's,
Newfoundland, gets 7.8cm in May, but on this day 13.2cm snow fell in just
one day. Click here
to see what the weather's like there right now. 16

May 21967 The coldest May night
on record in Regina, SK. The low dropped down to -13.3C. Click here
to see what the weather's like here at the moment. 39

May 31998 Winds gusting to 110km/h
affected parts of Saskatchewan killing one person near Regina and damaging
airplanes at Cessna. 5

May 51986 60.4mm rain in
Regina, SK, the wettest May day on record here. Click here
to see what the weather's doing here at the moment. Elsewhere in Saskatchewan,
a small tornado affected Lampman, SK. 39, 78

May 61896 40.6mm precipitation
falls at Medicine Hat, Alberta, the greatest May one day precipitation
on record here. Click here
for the latest weather here. 442002 Snow, ice pellets and
soft hail plagued the souith coast of BC and at Vancouver airport it was
the first time in 30 years that snow was reported on this date.

May 71966 Ottawa's coldest May
night on record. Lows drop to -5.6C. Click here
to see what the weather's doing in Canada's capital now. 322002 A spring storm dumped
more than 30cms snow over southern Alberta as far north as Red Deer. In
Calgary 40cms snow fell and a 63 year old man died of a heart attack while
shoveling snow.

May 81895 It rained black ants
the size of wasps in Winnipeg, MB. 781999 A tornado over Hull,
Quebec caused $2m damage and tore roofs off buildings. 5

May 91971 Temperatures dropped
to a low of -2.2 at Terrace, BC, the coldest May night on record here.
Click here
for current weather there. 58

May 101966 Lows drop to -2.8C in
Windsor, ON, the coldest May night on record here. Click here
for Windsor weather at the moment. 41

May 121991 A storm over eastern
Quebec saw winds gusting to 106km/h as well as flash flooding on the Gaspe
Peninsula and in the lower St. Lawrence. 292000 A two minute long downburts
at Niagara on the Lake produces hail, 140 km/h winds and 40-50mm rain and
disrupts a performance at the Shaw Festival (and presumably everything
else in the vicinity!!!). 77

May 131986 One of southern Alberta's
worst spring storms produced blizzards and 80km/h winds. 1

May 141986 A blizzard with 80km/h
winds produced knee deep snow over south-central Alberta. It was one of
the province's worst spring snowstorms. 292001 98.7mm rain fell over
Hailfax, NS as a storm lingered over the Maritimes. This was the wettest
May day on record in Halifax, where records started way back in 1871. The
same storm dumped 98.2mm rain on Moncton, NB. 24

May 151884 A tornado half a kilometre
wide destroyed barns, fences and stables at Elora, ON. and damaged a church
and cemetery in Goldstone, ON. 29

May 161985 Temperatures reached
27.6C at Tofino, BC, the hottest May day on record there. Click here
for the latest weather at Tofino. 592002 The average May maximum
temperature in Big Trout Lake, Ontario is 9C but on this day snowy weather
conditions prevented temperatures from climbing any higher than -1.8C.

May 171998 83.1mm rain fell in 24
hours at St. John's, Newfoundland, the heaviest 24 hour May rainfall here
since 1916. 20

May 181950 The Red River in Winnipeg
crests at 9.2m above its normal level causing 100,000 people to be evacuated
from their homes and damaging 5,000 homes and buildings. 771962 Ottawa's hottest May
day on record. Temperatures reached 32.8C. Click here
to see what the weather's like there at the moment. 321999 Three tornadoes touch
down close to the western limits of Saskatoon. 77

May 191860 Homes, fences and trees
were demolished by a 500m wide tornado near Aurora, ON. Hailstones up to
8cm in diameter also fell. 29

May 201995 11.4cm snow fell in 10
hours at Calgary, more than the total average snowfall for the whole month
of May. Click here
to see what the weather's like in Calgary right now.
29

May 211930 Temperatures just under
freezing and more than 10cm of snow affected south-eastern New Brunswick
and northern Nova Scotia. In Truro, Nova Scotia it was among the latest
incindences of snow in the season here. 41953 5 were killed and 41
injured when a series of tornadoes affected south-western Ontario. 292002 62mm rainfall equivalent
snow falls in 18 hours in Churchill, Manitoba. This is nearly twice the
monthly average rainfall of 34mm. Here it was the wettest day since 25
April 2002 when 60-65mm precipitation fell. However, no day in the whole
of 2001 was as wet as these two days this year! For the record 10 August
was the wettest day of 2001 with around 40mm falling, followed by 35mm
the next day.

May 221980 Winnipeg's warmest May
day on record. Temperatures reached 37.0C. Click here
to see what the weather's like here right now. 382002 Southern Alberta had
a late does of winter; widespread snow was reported, including in the Calgary,
Lethbridge and Medicine Hat areas. Areas north and west of Lethbridge were
the worst affected by the snow with up to 45cm snow falling whilst in Lethbridge
itself 15-20cm snow fell and winds gusted to 85km/h. Some of this snow
also affected Saskatchewan where just short of 10cm snow fell in Moose
Jaw and 5-8cm snow fell at Swift Current. Needless to say maximum temperatures
in southern Alberta were also really low; just 5C in Medicine Hat, 2C in
Calgary and 0C in Lethbridge. The days before (the 20th and 21st) in Medicine
Hat, however, were the hottest days so far this year there - maximum temperatures
on the 20th and 21st were around 28C. 65

May 231977 Temperatures in Chatham,
NB reached 35.3C, a record high here. It was also the highest temperature
measured anywhere in Canada in May 1977. 42001 Light snow fell on parts
of northern Ontario and eastern Manitoba. 16

May 251896 A thunderstorm in Guelph-Elora,
Ontario flooded streets and nearly every cellar. 5

May 261965 Highs reach 32.2C in
Killaloe, the highest temperature recorded in Canada in May 1965. Meanwhile,
golf ball size hail falls at Montreal/Dorval. 721972 Temperatures reach 33.3C
at Moossonee, ON, the warmest May day on record here. The hottest day on
record here is 31st July 1975 when highs reached 37.8C. Click here
for current conditions here. 52

May 271948 38.1mm rain fell at Victoria,
BC, the wettest May day on record here. Visit this
site to see what the weather's like there right now. 35

May 281983 Victoria's hottest May
day on record; temperatures reached 31.5C. Click here
to see what the weather's like here right now. 35

May 291914 Shallow fog in the St.
Lawrence River Valley 300km seaward from Quebec City caused 2 ships to
collide killing 1,024 people. 21983 Temperatures reached
33.4C in Port Hardy, BC, the hottest day on record here. Click here
for current weather in Port Hardy. 551986 Hail up to 8cm in diameter
fell on Montreal causing $65 million damage. Visit this
link to see what the weather in Montreal's doing at the moment. 1

May 301961 Canada had one of it's
most intense rainstorms on record; 250mm rain fell in under one hour at
Buffalo Gap, SK. 291985 Golf ball size hail in
the Windsor and Leamington areas of Ontario causing $30-40 million damage.
Visit this
link to see what the weather is like in Windsor at the moment.
1

May 311985 A tornado in Barrie,
Ontario killed 8 people, injured another 155 and caused $100 million damage.
This tornado also had a 200km long track, the longest on record in Canada.
Tornadoes were also reported in Grand Valley, Orangeville and Tottenham
in central Ontario killing a further 3 people. 13 tornadoes were reported
over Ontario on this day. 1,2,282002 Two weak tornadoes touched
down at North Bay, Ontario. 65

June 11986 Three tornadoes touched
down in Saskatoon. Roofs and windows in the area were damaged by high winds
and hailstones. Click here
to see what the weather's like here right now.
29

June 21829 A tornado hit Guelph,
ON destroying buildings and leaving the town inactive for the next 3 years.
781970 Temperatures reached
30.6C in Vancouver, the warmest June day on record here. Click here
to see what the weather's like there at the moment. 34

June 31970 Edmonton (Municpal Airport)
records a high of 34.4C, the record maximum temperature here. Go here
to see current conditions in Edmonton. 11990 Severe thunderstorms
over southern Ontario blew down trees and set a record peak gust of 107km/h
at Pearson Airport, Toronto. 291996 Almost 175mm rain fell
at Halkirk, AB during an hour long storm which destroyed crops, flooded
raods and ditches and left the landscape pock-marked bvy gullies. 25

June 41976 A storm lasting an hour
and a half affecting an area between Swift Current and Lanigan in Saskatchewan
produces hail, heavy rain and winds touching 160km/h. Almost every signpost
in the area was broken during the storm. Click here
to find out what the weather's doing right now in Swift Current. 4

June 51979 Heavy rain and hail in
Montreal caused lots of damage. Visit this
site to see what the weather's doing in Montreal right now. 1

June 61816 Between June 6th and
10th Quebec City was snow covered. In some places snow was up to 30cm deep.
Click here
for current conditions in Quebec City. 11888 A tornado affected an
area between Montreal and Cornwall, Ontario killing 3 and destroying 500
farms, barns and outbuildings. 41959 A tornado destrpyed a
garage in La Salle, MB, yet the car inside the garage wasn't damaged. The
tornado could be seen 15km away in Winnipeg. 27

June 71885 Houses and orchards at
Parkhill, ON and St. Thomas, ON were damaged when a tornado touched down
and hail up to 10cm in diameter fell. 29

June 81999 White Rock, British Columbia
was affected by a storm which produced jelly bean sized hail and a dumping
of 68.4mm rain in less than 6 hours. 4

June 91980 Ottawa's coldest June
night on record. Temperatures dropped just under freezing to -0.1C. Click
here
to see what the weather's like there now. 32

June 101880 A 200m wide tornado touches
down at Listowel, Ontario lifting a man up into the air. He grabs on to
a bridge to save himself. 771967 87mm rain falls in just
one hour at Fergus, Ontario. 771975 Halifax's coldest June
night on record. Temperatures at the airport dropped down to 0.6C. Click
here
to see what the weather's like there now. 361990 The remnants of Tropical
Storm Boris brought 54mm rain in 3 days to central British Columbia and
double this amount in the Peace River area of British Columbia and Alberta,
killing 9 people. 78

June 111939 A tornado touching down
at St John, Quebec topples trees and rips of roofs. 772000 More than 82mm rain fell
in London, Ontario flooding more than 280 homes, some of them with sewage
as sewers couldn't cope with the rain. The average June rainfall here is
81.9mm. Click here
to see what the weather's like here at the moment. 82002 Between 9 and 11 June
up to 400mm rain fell in the Rainy River and Kenora areas of Ontario causing
flooding. Streets and homes were turned into lakes and islands. 65

June 121878 Egg sized hailstones
fell at Lachute, Quebec delaying trains. 292002 In the twelve hours ending
1200gmt (about 0800 am local time!) thunderstorms deposited 74mm rain on
Peterborough, Ontario causing serious flooding and mudslides. On the 11th
and 12th June a total of 200mm rain ended up falling on Peterborough. On
average 70mm falls in the whole of June here, and this is wettest weather
Peterborough's had since at least late October 1999 (when the rain that
fell then probably wasn't as heavy but simply lasted longer!). Bancroft,
Ontario also had problems with flooding. Meanwhile, thunderstorms led to
some very wet weather in Ottawa too - here around 60mm rain fell causing
their wettest weather since at least the summer of 2001.65

June 131979 Temperatures reached
37.3C in Dauphin, MB, the hottest June day on record here. The hottest
day on record here, however, is 22nd May 1980 when the mercury peaked at
39.2C. Click here
for the latest Dauphin weather. 56

June 141892 6 people die and a further
26 are injured when a tornado touches down at St Rose, Quebec. 771969 Mayo, Yukon records the
highest temperature on record in Yukon reaching a high of 36.1C. On the
same day Whitehorse, Yukon records it's record maximum reaching 34.4C.
Click here
for current conditions in Whitehorse. 11982 A tornado in St.Rose,
Montreal kills 6 and injures another 26 as hundreds of homes and barns
are flattened. 1, 32001 Severe afternoon thunderstorms
over Bonavista, Newfoundland. Cars and other property are damaged by hail
30-40mm in diameter. 76

June 151887 160.3mm rain falls at
Regina, the wettest day ever recorded here. Click on this
link to see what the weather's like here at the moment. 392001 Fillmore, SK was hit
by a storm which generated winds up to 100km/h and as much as 50mm rain
fell in just a quarter of an hour. 26

June 161863 An 18 hour long snowstorm
accompanied by north-easterly gales plagued St. John's, Newfoundland. Snowdrifts
more than 2 metres high blocked streets by the morning of the 17th. Click
here
to see what the weather's doing in St. John's right now. 42001 A girl was killed by
a lightning bolt near Wakefield, Ontario. The bolt struck after the storm
had passed. The same storm injured 11 people at a soccer match in Montreal.
On average 6-12 people are killed per year by lightning in Canada, and
an estimated 8 million lightning bolts hit the country every year. 24

June 171946 A tornado tracking from
near Detroit, Michigan, USA via Windsor to Tecumseh, Ontario kills 17 and
injures hundreds more. 400 homes in Windsor were damaged or destroyed.
This is Canada's third worst killer tornado. 1,2,282002 24mm rain fell in the
12 hours to 12 GMT on the 17th in Fort St. John, BC. This a little more
than a third of the average June rainfall of 63mm here. It was also the
wettest day here since April 14th 2002 when 24mm also fell, but before
that you'd have to go back to July 16th and 17th 2001 to find similarly
wet days here. Interestingly, before the rain came there was a stark change
in temperature; highs peaked at 28C on the 15th, the hottest day here since
August 16th 2001, but Sunday was much cooler at 14th. And then came the
rain!

June 181927 A tornado picked up a
house in Elfros, SK killing one person. The tornado cut an 11km path of
damage. 781973 A storm over eastern
Nova Scotia produced around 10cm snow over the higher ground west of Sydney.
High winds caused some damage as well, the worst of which was over Cape
Breton Island. 51995 Temperatures reach 39C
in Thunder Bay, Ontario, the hottest June day recorded here. 772002 The average June rainfall
in Fort Nelson, British Columbia is 64.3mm, but in just 6 hours in the
late afternoon and evening 22mm rain fell as a depression moved over the
region. The 6 and 7 June 2002 were just as wet, but then you'd have to
go back to 26 September 2001 to find a day as wet here.

June 191989 8 tornadoes touched down
over central Saskatchewan. Winds gusted up to 130km/h and hail shredded
crops at Blaine Lake. 292001 Alma in the Lac St Jean,
Quebec was struck by a weak tornado which lasted about half a minute and
destroyed two houses, a barn and a garage as well as uprooting trees and
damaging roofs. A second funnel cloud affected the same region just 3 weeks
later. 24

June 201874 Seven people were killed
in an eight hour long thunderstorm in Manitoba. 781959 A north-easterly gale
off Esuminac, NB which suddenly sprung up sank 22 boats killing more than
30 fishermen in what is the Gulf of St.Lawrence fishing fleets worst disaster.
21995 Thunderstorms rumbled
for 7 hours over Mantioba producing 90 km/h winds which blew trees and
power lines over. The storm even produced a weak tornado. 4

June 211984 69.8mm rain falls in
Winnipeg, the wettest June day on record there. Click here
to
see what the weather's like there at the moment. 382002 Two people are injured
by lightning during a thunderstorm in Toronto. Click here
to find out what the weather's doing right now in Toronto. 65

June 221922 A multiple tornado outbreak
over southern Manitoba killed 5 and injured more. Portage La Prarie was
one of the places affected. 1,2

June 231941 Temperatures reached
38.3C at Lethbridge, AB, the hottest June day on record here and just short
of the hottest day on record here, 39.4C recorded on July 10th 1973. Click
here
for current conditions in Lethbridge. 432001 An evening thunderstorm
over Maugerville, New Brunswick causes localized damage as hail ranging
from pea to golf ball size falls and winds gusts to more than 80km/h. 762002 A weak tornado touched
down at Fallowfield, Ontario. 65

June 241992 Tornadoes, large hail
and torrential downpours affected southern Manitoba. Tennis ball sized
hail fell near Morden and winds gusting to 154km/h were recorded at Pilot
Mound. There were also five confirmed tornado touchdowns and numerous funnel
clouds. The region had been affected by severe weather the day before too.
272001 Humidex values of 46C
affected Winnipeg, MB producing sauna like conditions. 78

June 251988 Temperatures reach 40.2C
in Windsor, ON, the hottest day ever recorded here. At 38.2C it was also
the hottest day on record in London, ON. 41, 422000 46.4mm rain fell in Ottawa
flooding basements and stranding motorists. Click here
to see what the weather's like here at the moment. 82001 Temperatures reach 38.9C
in Lethbridge, Alberta, the hottest June day on record here. The old record
- 38.3C - was set on 23rd June 1943. Click
here
for current conditions in Lethbridge.

June 261930 Lightning striking a
drillship in the St.Lawrence River ignite dynamite on board. The ensuing
explosion killed 30 and injured 11. 21999 It was very hot in Newfoundland
and Labrador. Goose Bay was the hot spot, both provincially and nationally,
reaching 35C. 52002 A squall line crossing
southwestern Ontario produced gusts up to 100km/h in London, a funnel cloud
in West Garafaxa, 49mm rain in just 2 hours in Bancroft and 17mm rain in
just 20 minutes in Guelph. 68

June 271901 The hottest day of the
year in Toronto. Temperatures reached 36.2C. By way of comparison August
8th was the hottest day of the year here in 2001 and temperatures then
reached around 38C. Meanwhile, Toronto's hottest day on record is 38.3C
recorded on 25th August 1948. Click here
to find out what the weather's doing right now in Toronto. 662001 More than 125mm fell
in just 6 hours in Neepawa, MB forcing the evacuation of 35 people during
a flash flood emergency. 242002 The squall line that
crossed southwestern Ontario on the 26th affected south central and eastern
Ontario on the 27th. In the Ottawa area there were reports of funnel clouds,
hail and rainfall rates close to 50mm/h. In Burlington winds gusted to
85km/h, pea sized hail fell in Nepean, in Fallowfield funnel clouds were
seen, in Ottawa 48mm rain fell in just 67 minutes whilst in Cornwall dime
sized hail fell, as well as 75mm rain in 2 hours. Meanwhile marble sized
hail fell in Thorold. 68

June 281965 In an otherwise dry month
thunderstorms deposit more than 75mm rain in just a few hours in parts
of the Toronto metropolitan area. 721988 33.6mm rain falls at
Yellowknife, NT, the wettest June day on record here. Click here
for current Yellowknife weather. 50

June 291897 A tornado in London,
Ontario destroyed barns and orchards. Click here
to see how the weather's getting on here today. 41963 111.8cms snow fell in
24 hours at Livingstone Ranger Station in Alberta. Until January 1974 this
was Canada's biggest 24 hour snowfall. 1, 78

June 301792 The first recorded tornado
in Canadian history affected the Niagara peninsula between Fonthill and
Fort Robinson. 31912 A late afternoon tornado
in Regina, SK became Canada's deadliest tornado when during 3 minutes of
mayhem 40 people were killed, another 300 were injured and 500 buildings
were destroyed leaving a quarter of the population homeless. The city didn't
finish paying for the damage from this tornado until 1958. Click here
to see what the weather's up to in Regina right now. 22001 Severe afternoon thunderstorms
over Fredericton, New Brunswick produce microbursts which damage and fell
trees. A gust of 96 km/h is measured at the airport whilst damage suggests
gusts may have topped 120km/h. On the same day storms affected the O'Leary
and Wellington area of western Prince Edward Island dumping 30mm rain in
a very short time causing some localized flooding. 762002 66mm rain fell in the
18 hours up to mid-morning in Argentia, Newfoundland. The average June
rainfall here is 61.2mm. This was also the wettest weather here since 4th
May 2002 when 60-70mm rain fell.

July 11903 A thunderstorm affecting
Moose Jaw, SK deposited fish on the town. 781911 Temperatures close to
40C were recorded during a heatwave in Ontario and Quebec. In Montreal
at least 183 died as a result of this heatwave. 51962 A small tornado is observed
near Vancouver. The weather office here opened in 1929 and at that time
this was the third tornado they'd seen here. 772001 Northern and central
Ontario and parts of Quebec started July with some snow! In Kapuskasing,
Ontario 3cm snow fell and it snowed for 3 hours in Timmins, ON. 24,
78

July 21991 Prince George, BC was
affected by a severe thunderstorm which dumped 15.4mm rain in 25 minutes
on the airport. Downtown hail fell, there was flooding and at Clucluz Lake
a tornado uprooted trees. Click here
to find out what the weather's like in Prince George right now. 292002 Severe thunderstorms
affected Quebec's Eastern Townships region causing heavy flooding in many
towns. Among the worst affected places was Sherbrooke where 20mm rain fell
in about an hour whilst in Bromptonville some streets flooded up to a metre
deep. It was the wettest weather in Sherbrooke since August 31st in 2001
when close to 50mm rain fell.

July 32000 Vanguard, SK recorded
375mm rain in just 8 hours. Normally conditions are pretty dry here but
this storm turned out to be the greatest 8 hour storm ever recorded in
the Prairies. 5

July 41998 Calgary had its heaviest
one day July rainfall since 1966 when 43mm rain fell in just 6 hours. Records
began here in 1909. 6, 771999 On the 3rd and 4th 65cm
snow fell at Saskatchewan Crossing, high in the mountains between Lake
Louise and Jasper. 42001 Quebec and southeastern
Ontario had some severe weather. There was heavy rain, strong winds and
2cm hail. Tornadoes touched down in Ayr, Argyle, Campbellville and Fenelon
Falls (all in Ontario). 17

July 51936 Canada's deadliest heatwave,
which would last until July 17th, began. Temperatures of more than 44C
in Manitoba and Ontario would kill 1180 people. Around one-third of these
deaths were caused by people drowning tyring to escape the heat. 21937 Canada's hottest day
on record! Midale and Yellowgrass in southern Saskatchewan both recorded
highs of 45.0C. In Regina the mercury hit 43.3C, the highest temperature
ever recorded here. 21998 A storm over Calgary
saw heavy rain and golf ball sized hailstones cause some heavy flooding.
As much as 50mm rain fell in just one hour over the north-western suburbs
of the city and hail several centimetres deep covered the ground. 6

July 61921 Temiscamingue, Quebec
record's a high of 40.0C, Quebec's hottest day on record. 11975 A hailstone weighing
249g fell during a 13 minute long hailstorm at Wetaskiwin, AB. This
is one of Canada's heaviest recorded hailstones and it weighed about the
same as an empty bottle of beer. 291985 A tornado in Mississauga,
ON injured 10 and caused $400,000 damage. 29

July 71949 St. John's registers
Newfoundland's hottest day on record as the mercury peaks at 30.6C. 11967 63.5mm rain falls in
5 hours in Winnipeg. 741999 A tornado left 4,000
without power and 200 in need of temporary shelter in Bertheirville, Yamaska
and Drummondville (all in Quebec). 232002 104mm rain fell in the
2 days up to the morning of the 7th in St. Antony, Newfoundland. The average
July rainfall here is 76mm.

July 81988 Temperatures at Niagara
Falls reach 37C, the hottest July day on record here. The hottest day on
record here, however, is 38.3C on 26th August 1948. 54

July 91936 Temperatures reached
40.6C in Toronto, ON. 781964 The mercury in Yellowknife,
NT peaks at 32.2C, the hottest day on record here. 1

July 101901 Hailstones measuring
8cm and weighing 140g fell on Edmonton, Alberta damaging rooves and breaking
lights. 11973 Temperatures reach 39.4C
in Lethbridge, Alberta, the hottest day on record there. Click
here
for current conditions in Lethbridge. 43

July 111936 Atikokan, Ontario records
a high of 42.2C during Canada's deadliest ever heatwave. This is the joint
highest temperature on record in Ontario. On the same day temperatures
in Winnipeg also reached 42.2C, the highest recorded temperature here since
records began in the 1870's. In Manitoba, temperatures reached 44.4C at
St. Albans. 1, 29, 781998 More than 85mm fell at
Halifax, NS causing widespread flooding. 6

July 121926 Tornadoes are rare in
British Columbia but nevertheless they do occur from time to time. On this
day in 1926 a tornado at Lac La Hache destroyed farm buildings and felled
trees. 41936 For the second day in
a row Atikokan, Ontario records a high of 42.2C, the joint highest temperature
ever recorded in Ontario. 11952 Temperatures in Prince
Rupert, BC topped 30C for only the second time on record here. Click here
to see what the weather's like there at the moment. 5

July 131936 Fort Francis, Ontario
records a high of 42.2C, Ontario's joint highest temperature on record.
12000 Canada's hottest day
of the year as temperatures reach 37.9C in Onefour, AB. 7

July 141901 The hottest day of the
year in Winnipeg as highs reach 33.8C. By way of comparison the hottest
day of the year in 2001 saw temperatures here peak at around 33C on August
4th whilst the record high here is 40.6C recorded on 7th August 1949. Click
here
to find out how the weather in Winnipeg is getting on today. 661953 Golf ball sized hail
in central Alberta kills thousands of birds. 11993 Windsor, Ontario has
the dubious pleasure of recording a Humidex of mor than 50C, the highest
recorded in Canada up to that then. 772000 A tornado in Pine Lake,
AB kills 12 and injures 140. This tornado was North America's deadliest
of 2000 but Canada's first killer tornado since 1987. 3,
52001 Golf ball sized hail
and 41mm rain fell during an hour long storm over Regina. Gusts reached
107km/h and underpasses, roads and basements were flooded. Click here to
see what the weather's doing here at the moment. 24

July 161941 In British Columbia the
mercury hits 44.4C in Lytton, Lillooet and Chinook Cove, BC which is the
hottest day on record in British Columbia and the second hottest day on
record in Canada. It's also the hottest day on record in Victoria, BC;
temperatures peaked at 36.1C here. Click here
to see what the weather's like in Victoria right now. 1,
352001 Southern Manitoba was
hit by a once in 25 year storm which washed out roads, damaged crops and
produced flash floods and dumped 60-70mm rain on northern Winnipeg. 24

July 172000 An F2 tornado in Guelph,
ON caused around $2m damage and destroyed roofs, trees and fences. The
same storm then produced a second tornado in Waterdown, ON. 5,
7

July 181941 Fort MacLoed, AB records
a high of 43.3C which turns out to be the highest temperature in Alberta.
On the same day North-western Territories records their hottest day on
record as the mercury rises to 39.4C in Fort Smith. 11996 Flooding in Saguenay
kills 10 people and causes $1 billion damage. 2

July 191949 The small village of
Cheneville , Quebec was devastated by a tornado which lasted about 3 minutes.
291998 Sault Ste Marie, ON was
affected by a severe thunderstorm. Trees were uprooted, marble sized hail
fell, winds gusted to 102km/h and 25-30mm rain fell. Click here
to see what the weather here's like at the moment. 4

July 201989 Up to 160mm rain fell
over southwestern Ontario causing heavy flooding and sweeping cottages
into Lake Erie. 29

July 211922 A tornado affecting Crystal
Springs, SK lifted a house and dropped it a field a little way away. 41965 30.5mm rain falls in
just 30 minutes in Calgary. 731997 Hailstorm in Okanagan
is the worst storm in memory here. Winds reach 100km/h and $100 million
damage is caused. 2

July 221998 More than 90mm fell in
just one hour in London, ON causing localized flooding. 62001 Temperatures at Fort
Good Hope, NT reached 34.6C, well above the normal daily maximum of 22.6C
and only 0.4C short of the daily record maximum temperature recorded in
1998. 17

July 231971 A hailstorm on the western
Prairies cut a swathe of damage more than 500km at times and caused $20
million damage. 12002 Intense rainstorms over
central New Brunswick dump 43mm rain on the Gagetown area, where sewers
were backed up and basements flooded, and as much as 52mm rain in just
2 hours on the Fredericton area. 65

July 241996 Orange sized hail affected
Calgary and Winnipeg causing close to $300 million in property damage.
In Winnipeg at least a third of the cars damaged by the hail had to be
written off. 2

July 251933 Temperatures in Calgary
reached 36.1C, the hottest day ever recorded here. Visit this
link for current conditions in Calgary. 40

July 261995 A tornado in Fredericton,
NB took the roof off a government building and damaged a tennis court dome.
Click here
to see what the weather's like there at the moment. 291999 Between the 26th and
28th temperatures in British Columbia exceeded 40C in some places. 4

July 271962 Temperatures reach 38.9C
in Lytton, British Columbia, the highest temperature recorded in Canada
in July 1962. 701979 50-75mm rain fell in
less than one hour in Calgary. Hail fell to a depth of 25cm in some parts.
291998 Canada's hottest day
of the year as Lytton, BC registers a high of 41.5C. 6

July 281986 A 15 minute long hailstorm
in Calgary causes $100 million damage. 11998 Temperatures in Vancouver
reached 32C, at the time for only the second time on record. Click here
to see what the weather's like there right now. Meanwhile, further inland
in Osoyoos, BC temperatures reach 42.8C. 62001 101.4mm rain fell at
Edmonton Airport during a storm which flooded basements and roads in the
Leduc area. The storm lasted about 15 hours and didn't stop until the 29th.
242002 Severe thunderstorms
over northern Ontario produced a tornado over Halfway Lake Provincial Park
(70km north of Sudbury) where 800 people were camping at the time and up
to 150mm rain falls in just 3 hours at Stratford and Travistock in Ontario.
65

July 291916 A lightning strike induced
forest fire in Ontario burned the towns of Cochrane and Matheson down,
killing 233 people. 21949 A hailstorm in the Okanagan
Valley in British Columbia causing $2 million damage in just 15 minutes.
In Penticton hailstones as large as eggs and weighing 85g fell. 1,4

July 301978 A tornado touches down
near Yellowknife toppling a tower and destroying a transmission tower at
Rae-Edzo. It's the third tornado in 16 years here. 771995 Oxbow, SK was affected
by a plough wind which lasted for around 10 minutes damaging homes and
trees. 29

July 311987 27 people were killed
when Canada's second worst tornado affected Edmonton and parts of Strathcona
County. The tornado track was 40km long and up to 1km wide. Softball size
hail and 40-50mm rain fell, causing flooding in parts of the city. 27 people
perished and a further 253 were injured. 1,2,252000 Muskoka, Ontario received
more than 150mm rain during a 5 hour storm. Click here
to see what the weather's like there at the moment. 52002 During the night of the
30th/31st 14cm snow fell at Jaspar. Banaff also had some snow from the
same weather system.

Aug 11965 Temperatures reach 41.1C
in Lytton, BC, the highest temperature recorded across Canad in the whole
of August 1965. 731969 Severe hailstorm at Montreal,
including hailstones between 1.25 and 1.8cm in diameter. 771975 Montreal records it's
hottest day on record as temperatures reach 37.6C. 11990 Prince Edward Island
and eastern Nova Scotia was affected by Hurricane
Bertha and her 120km/h winds. More than 130mm rain fell in some places.
292000 Egg sized hailstones
and a tornado affected Viking, AB. 5

Aug 21979 A storm over Montreal's
West Island produced gusts up to 100km/h, damaged cars, houses, overturned
boats on a lake and cut power to thousands of homes. Visit this site to
see Montreal's weather right now. 42002 Severe thundersstorms
over eastern Ontario produced heavy downpours, hail and possibly even tornadoes
to the region. Winds gusted to 100 km/h and one man was killed in the Kaladar
area when strong winds blew a tree down onto his tent. Residents of Peterborough
and Hastings lost power during the storm and dozens of trees were blown
down in the Cloyne area. A micrburst at Cloyne killed one person and injured
another.

Aug 31914 Calgary's hottest August
day on record. Temperatures peaked at 35.6C. Click here
for current weather in Calgary. 402001 A severe afternoon thunderstorm
over Post Hillford, Nova Scotia. Gusts of approximately 100km/h caused
some damage, including some felled trees. 76

Aug 41921 It rained frogs in Calgary,
AB. 781969 A hailstorm in Edmonton
causes $17 million damage. 11994 A tornado at Aylmer,
Quebec near Ottawa injured 15 people. The tornado path was 8km long and
up to 2300m wide. 291999 A weak to moderate tornado
affected Burlington, Ontario, picking up a mobile home, destroying it and
scattering possesions up to 2km away. 4

Aug 51981 Ottawa's wettest August
day on record. 66.7mm rain fell. September 9th 1942 is the wettest day
on record there though. 80mm rain fell that day. Click here
to see what the weather's like in Ottawa now. 32

Aug 61879 A tornado in Buctouche,
New Brunswick kills 7 and leaves another 10 injured. The tornado track
length was 14km long and this is the farthest east in North America that
a tornado this violent has been reported. 1, 282000 What about this for a
horrible coincidence; the campsite at Pine Lake, AB which was affected
by a killer tornado on 14th July 2000 had another tornado just as people
were gathering for a memorial service for those who died just a few weeks
earlier. At this
link you can see a satellite image of the storm. 52002 Showers and thunderstorms
affected Atlantic Canada; in Sydney, NS 52mm fell in 24 hours whilst 32mm
fell in the same time in Greenwood, NS and 30mm in Halifax. Meanwhile St.
Anthony was much wetter with 69mm. Some of these totals were daily records.
Meanwhile, in Moncton, New Brunswick 55mm rain fell in the 24 hours up
to 1200 GMT on the 7th (the early morning local time); on average 82mm
rain falls in the whole of August here. These storms also caused power
outages in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and were caused by a stationary
low over the Gulf of St. Lawrence. At this
link you can see a satellite image of the storms. 65

Aug 71844 A tornado at Galt, Ontario
destroyed barns and fences, uprooted trees and killed one person, Canada's
earliest recorded tornado death. 41949 The hottest day on record
in Winnipeg; temperatures peak at 40.6C. Click hereto
find out how the weather in Winnipeg is getting on today. 381979 A tornado killed 3 and
injured 150 in Woodstock, ON. 51983 Thunder Bay, Ontario's
hottest day on record. Highs reach 40.3C. 77

Aug 82001 The second warmest day
on record at Pearson Airport, Toronto where temperatures climbed to 37.9C.
Click here
to see what the weather's doing there right now. 24

Aug 91960 In Vancouver the mercury
hits 33.3C, the hottest day on record here. Click here
to find out what the weather's doing right now in Vancouver. 1

Aug 101967 The wettest August day
on record in Prince Rupert, BC when 87.6mm rain falls. Click here
for current Prince Rupert conditions. 471973 A funnel cloud was sighted
on Upper Garry Lake, NT, the most northerly funnel cloud on record in Canada.
78

Aug 111914 Northwest River in Labrador
records a high of 41.7C, Labrador's hottest day on record. 11972 Severe thunderstorms
over south-eastern Saskatchewan produced high winds and hail larger than
golf balls. In fact, weighing 290g and measuring 10cm in diameter Canada's
largest recorded hailstone fell from one of these storms near Cedoux. 26

Aug 121944 Charlottetown Airport,
PEI records a high of 34.4C, the hottest day on record here. 12001 The hottest day of 2001
in Canada as temperatures in Osoyoos, BC reach 41.7C. This also equalled
the August provincial high. Click here
to see what the weather's up to here right now. 24

Aug 131988 Temperatures reach 33.9C
in Kingston, ON, the hottest August day on record here. It wasn't too far
off being the hottest day on record either being just short of the record,
34.3C recorded on 15th July 1983. Click here
for current Kingston conditions.
46

Aug 141977 The hottest day on record
in Prince Rupert, BC. Temperatures reached 28.7C. Click here
for current Prince Rupert weather. 471989 Three tornadoes touch
down in New Brunswick. One of the tornadoes affects Carlisle where trees
are uprooted and a barn is destroyed, but amazingly 22 out of 24 glass
storm windows stored inside are left undamaged. 771995 Hot and humid weather
over southern Ontario spawned severe thunderstorms, one of which produced
a tornado south of Barrie. 29

Aug 151901 The hottest day of the
year in Victoria, BC as temperatures peak at 26.2C. By way of comparison
the hottest day of the year in the late 1990's as well as 2000 and 20001
was around 32C whilst the hottest day on record here is 16th July 1941
when highs reached 36.1C. Click here
to see what the weather's like here right now. 661971 Hurricane
Beth, one of the worst hurricanes ever to affect Canada dumps 296mm
rain on Halifax, NS on the 15th and 16th August. 12002 Very hot in New Brunswick;
highs reached 34.9C in Bas Caraquet, 34.6C in Miramichi, 33.3C in St. Leonard
and 35.0C in Fredericton. Several daily temperature records were set and
the heat triggered localized storms, including one over Dalhousie which
felled a tree on top of a car whilst Plaster Rock saw hail and lightning
and Miramichi strong winds and hail. 65

Aug 161888 A tornado in St. Zotique-Valleyfield,
Quebec kills 9 and injures another 14. 1

Aug 171999 A twister touched down
in Domain, southern Manitoba damaging rooftops and downing trees. Meanwhile
the same storm system produced hail the size of quarters in Winnipeg whilst
hail 5cm wide affected Sanford and Starbuck. 65

Aug 181935 New Brunswick records
its joint hottest day on record when temperatures reach 39.4C in both Nepisguit
Falls and Woodstock. 1

Aug 191935 Both Nova Scotia and
Prince Edward Island record their hottest days on record. Temperatures
peak at 38.3C in Collegeville, NS and 36.7C at an Agriculture Canada station
in Charlottetown. Meanwhile, in New Brunswick the mercury hits 39.4C in
Rexton, making it New Brunswick's joint hottest day on record. 11960 Mould Bay, Northwest
Territories record their wettest day on record up to that point when 47.8cm
rain falls. 771968 A severe hailstorm at
Lambeth, Ontario leaves hail up to 17.5cm deep in some places. 1

Aug 201970 A tornado at Sudbury,
Ontario kills 6 and injures another 200. Click here
to find out what the weather is like in Sudbury at the moment. 1

Aug 211962 Temperatures reach 36.7C
in Estevan, Saskatchewan, the highest temperature recorded in Canada in
August 1962. 701992 It snowed in central
and southern Alberta. In some places in snowed until the 23rd and snow
was 60cm deep in places. It was also Edmonton's earliest snowfall since
records began in 1884. 292001 A hail storm affecting
parts of Winnipeg and southern Manitoba produced nickel to hardball sized
hailstones and caused over $20 million (estimated) damage to vehicles alone.
24

Aug 221892 Prince Edward Island's
worst gale in 20 years produced winds between 60 and 100km/h. 41968 A violent thunderstorm
at St Paul, Alberta dumps hail up to 15cm on roads here. 771976 Newfoundland records
its hottest day on record when temperatures peak at 36.7C in Botwood. It's
the hottest day on record in St. John, New Brunswick and Halifax, Nova
Scotia too as temperatures reach 34.4C in both these cities. 1

Aug 231903 Saskatoon's coldest August
night on record. Lows dropped to -2.8C. Click here
for the current weather there. 48

Aug 241927 A hurricane moving across
Atlantic Canada on the 24th and 25th flooded basements, washed out roads
and sank boats. In Newfoundland 56 people died at sea. 2

Aug 251873 The Great Nova Scotia
Cyclone. Nova Scotia has its worst storm since 1810 and 500 are killed
as a hurricane affects Cape Breton Island. 11928 Canada's first major
disaster occured in bad weather off the coast of British Columbia. 7 were
killed. 41948 It's the hottest day
on record at Pearson Airport, Toronto as the mercury hits 38.3C. Click
here
to find out what the weather's doing right now in Toronto. 1

Aug 261948 Niagara Falls records
its hottest day on record as highs reached 38.3C. 54

Aug 281965 Temperatures dropped
to a low of -0.6C at Dauphin, MB, the coldest August night on record here.
Click here
for current weather here. 561966 96mm rain falls in just
one hour at Porcupine Mountain, MB. 77

Aug 291583 Canada's first recorded
marine disaster occured when 85 people died when their ship was wrecked
on Sable Island during gales, huge waves and dense fog. Visit this
link to see Sable Island's weather right now. 41995 Several farms were destroted
when a tornado lasting a couple of minutes affected Spring Valley near
Moose Jaw in Saskatchewan. 29

Sept 21983 Winnipeg's warmest September
day on record; temperatures reached 38.8C. Visit this
link to see what the weather's like there right now. 381984 8 tornadoes touch down
between Windsor and London, Ontario. 772002 Temperatures reached
30.6C in Goose Bay. The average September high here is 13C. The following
night lows dropped to just 20.4C - the average September low is 4.7C.

Sept 31999 One of Canada's worst
road disasters occured in dense early morning fog which suddenly sprung
up near Windsor, Ontario reducing visibility to less than 1 metre. 82 vehicles
were destroyed, 8 people were killed and 33 others were injured. 4

Sept 41988 A storm affecting the
north-eastern coast of New Brunswick saw 90km/h winds generate waves up
to 2 stories high and three fishermen drowned. 5

Sept 51978 Hurricane Ella affects
Newfoundland producing 115km/h winds and 45mm rain in St. John's. 12002 Highs in Edmonton, Alberta
reached just 7.9C against a September average of 17.2C. It was the lowest
high here since early May 2002.

Sept 61998 A thunderstorm near London,
Ontario produced 20mm hail and a funnel cloud. 21

Sept 71991 A 30 minute long hailstorm
in Calgary produced 10cm diameter hail in some parts of the city. Trees
were spilt, birds were killed by falling hail and windows were smashed.
Property damage losses exceeded $300 million and this storm is Canada's
most destructive hailstorm and second costliest storm. 2

Sept 81878 Rain fell over Hamilton,
ON and the surrounding area for 70 hours. Roads here were flooded whilst
in nearby Grimsby the railtrack was flooded. Further east at Port Credit
near Toronto flood water undermined telegraph poles. 41954 Television broadcasts
began in Canada and the first person on screen was meteorologist Percy
Saltzman who continued to present weather on Canadian TV until 1976. 2

Sept 91775 A hurricane affecting
eastern Newfoundland kills 4,000. 1

Sept 101986 A two day spell of rain
began over southern Ontario and Quebec. Up to 150mm rain fell in the Toronto
area and more than 100mm rain fell over the Ottawa Valley and southern
Laurentians. 29

Sept 111995 Hurricane
Luis off the coast of Newfoundland generated a 30m high wave which
struck the QE2. This wave is the highest measured in the world! The remnants
of Luis affected southern Burin peninsula in Newfoundland washing out roads
and bridges. Winds up to 175 km/h damaged homes, yachts and aeroplanes.
2,4

Sept 121900 The remnants of the Great
Galveston Hurricane which killed 8,000 there moved across Ontario,
Quebec and the Maritimes killing 86 people in eastern Canada. 5

Sept 131839 A hurricane affected
Charlottetown, PEI damaging buildings and trees. 41979 Hurricane
Frederic produces more than 80mm rain in parts of southern Quebec on
the 13th and 14th.

Sept 141979 Montreal's wettest day
on record. 81.9mm rain fell. 451996
Hurricane Hortense makes landfall in the Halifax, Nova Scotia area.
Winds touch 120km/h with gusts up to 160km/h and the hurricane dumps as
much as 140mm rain on the province. 772001 Tropical
Storm Erin passed within 15km of Cape Race, Newfoundland producing
winds close to 100km/h and 49mm rain in St. John's. 18

Sept 151967 Temperatures reached
25.6C in Port Hardy, BC, the hottest September day on record here. Click
here
to see what the weather's like there now. 551980 Mean winds reach 130km/h
at George Island, MB. 77

Sept 161968 105.9mm rain fell at
Tofino, BC, the wettest September day on record here. Click here
for the latest weather at Tofino. 59

Sept 171981 Temperatures at Edmonton
International Aiport reached 34.9C, the highest ever recorded in September
here. Click here
for current weather there. 64

Sept 181995 Drizzle in Calgary turned
into snow and 12cm of the white stuff ended up falling. 29

Sept 191958 Calgary, AB records winds
up to 100km/h during a storm which destoyed billboards, store signs and
trees. 42001 The remnants of Tropical
Storm Gabrielle affected Newfoundland dumping around 127mm in just
a few hours on St. John's, Newfoundland and more than 160mm rain on Cape
Race, Newfoundland in around 10 hours. In St. John's this was the wettest
day on record. 18, 24, 78

Sept 201845 A tornado outbreak felled
thousands of trees in Ontario and Quebec and produced a tornado which tracked
for 443kms across Lakes Ontario and Champlain. 781973 Temperatures dropped
to a low of -4.4 at Portage La Prairie, MB, the coldest September night
on record here. Click here
for current weather there. 60

Sept 211938 A storm in Quebec killed
one person and caused substantial property damage. 41992 A snowstorm over northern
Manitoba dumped 13cm on Thompson. 292000 15cm snow fell in Calgary
causing more than 100 traffic accidents. Visit this
link to see how the weather's getting on there right now. 5

Sept 221934 Edmonton's greatest September
snowfall; 22.1cm snow gets dumped on the city. 291942 Prince Edward Island's
wettest day on record; 163.8mm rain falls in 24 hours. 11989 The remnants of Hurricane
Hugo dumped 50-75mm rain on southern Ontario and Quebec. This was the
7th time since 1900 that the remnants of a hurricane had passed through
southern Ontario. 291999 On the 22nd and 23rd
Tropical
Storm Harvey produced 150mm rain in Moncton, NB. The probability of
this volume of rain is estimated to be once in more than 100 years.
4

Sept 231999 The remnants of Hurricane
Gert affected the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland sinking 5 boats docked
at St. Bride's. Waves up to 9 metres high damaged parts of roads and the
wharf here. 4

Sept 242001 A heat wave in Alberta
on the 24th and 25th saw temperatures peaks at 31.9C in Calgary and 35.7C
in Lethbridge where daily temperature records were smashed by several degrees.
24

Sept 251964 Gale force winds, rain
and freezing rain affected parts of southern Alberta where at Brooks one
person was killed and 3 injured during the storm. 4

Sept 261898 A tornado at Merriton,
ON near St. Catherines, ON kills 4 or 5 and injures dozens of other people.
1,4

Sept 271965 Pearson Airport, Toronto's
coldest September night on record; lows dip to -3.9C. Click here
to see what the weather's like here now. 302002 The remnants of Tropical
Storm Isidore brought some rain to eastern Canada after one of the driest
summers on record in some parts here. Rainfall totals included 38mm at
Peterborough, Ontario, 39.5mm at Fredericton and 39.3mm at Saint John Airport
in New Brunswick. 65

Sept 281989 Temperatures drop to
-0.8C at Halifax airport, the coldest September night on record here. Click
here
to see what the weather's like here at the moment. 36

Oct 11669 Gales and flooding affected
Quebec City. Contemporary reports spoke of houses shaking in the wind,
river levels rising to the third storey of houses and thousands being killed.
Visit this
site to see what the weather's doing in Quebec City right now.
41923 At least 60 bridges in
Prince Edward Island were destroyed when north-easterly gales up to 110km/h
affected Atlantic Canada. 291992 Regina, SK records its
hottest October day on record as highs reach 32C. 78

Oct 21993 Northern British Columbia
saw some record warmth. Highs of 26.7C in Fort Nelson and 21.4C in Terrace
were the warmest ever recorded here during October. 292000 Yellowknife, NT had one
of their earliest recorded snowfalls on record when 24cm snow fell.

Oct 31978 Winds gusting to 115km/h
in Calgary, AB lifted a huge building 20m into the air. Click here
to see what the weather's like there right now. 51999 Bit of a strange day
in Manitoba....northern Manitoba recorded their first snow of the season,
around 3 weeks earlier than normal, whilst in southern Manitoba Gimili
and Dauphin recorded lows of -8.4C and -8.6C respectively, and then in
the afternoon Dauphin registered the provinces highest maximum that day
reaching 7C. Click hereto
see Dauphin's current weather. 4

Oct 41967 Temperatures reach 28.9C
in Windsor, Ontario, the highest temperature recorded across Canada in
October 1967.
751976 Mean hourly winds reach
142km/h in Melfort, Saskatchewan, the province's highest ever hourly wind.
11999 It snowed in Fredericton,
New Brunswick. The snow melted within a few minutes. This was only the
second time since 1954 that it had snowed here in the first 4 days of October.
Click here
for Fredericton's current weather. 4

Oct 51995 Toronto had its wettest
October day since 1954 when 78.6mm rain fell when the remnants of Hurricane
Opal crossed Ontario. Streets and basements were flooded and trees
and power lines were blown down by winds up to 83km/h. 29

Oct 61967 Canada records is greatest
24 hour precipitation total when 489.2mm rain falls in 24 hours at Ucluelet
Brynnor Mines, British Columbia. 12000 Lows dropped to -8.8C
in Winnipeg. This was a new record low for this date, beating the old record
set in 1896. Click here
to see what the weather's here like right now.
13

Oct 71993 Light snow and sub zero
temperatures affected Calgary, AB. 782000 Lows dropped to -13.1C
in Regina. This was a new record low for this date, beating the old record
set in 1884. Click here
to see what the weather's here like right now.
13

Oct 81941 A violent windstorm led
to an expensive and widespread power failure in the Toronto area. 4

Oct 91989 A rather nasty storm
over central Alberta killed at least one person and caused extensive damage.
Winds close to 120km/h overturned trailers and a couple of small planes.
4

Oct 101875 More than 110mm rain
fell at Halifax, NS, one of the wettest October days here. The storm that
produced this rain also flooded roads, destroyed bridges and wrecked 3
ships. 29

Oct 121932 Temperatures reach 31.1C
in Regina, SK, the hottest October day on record until 1992. 781962 The remnats of Typhoon
Freda produced 90km/h winds gusting to 145km/h in Victoria. 7 people were
killed by the storm and 20% of Stanley Park was flattened. 21986 A blizzard with 110km/h
winds gusting to 137km/h caused several million dollars worth of damage
to buildings in Iqaluit, NT. 291998 30-40cm wet snow fell
in and around Saskatoon causing power outages in 30,000 homes. 21

Oct 131898 A powerful storm over
the western end of Lake Ontario caused a fair amount of property damage;
homes in Hamilton were flooded and 3 boats sank at their moorings at the
yatch club here. A little further east waves washed 100 barrels of apples
off the dock at Burlington. 41967 October 1967 was very
wet in Vancouver. In fact, it was the wettest October on record up to that
point there, and the wettest month (any month) since January 1935. The
13th was one of the worse days as far as rain is concerned and serious
flooding occurred around the city.
751999 Severe thunderstorms
affected parts of southern Ontario producing torrential rain and large
hail in some places. Gusts of more than 100km/h affected Toronto. Click
here
to see what the weather's like here right now. 12

Oct 141934 It rained tiny winged
brown beetles from time to time at Red Creek, BC and Rock Candy Creek,
BC. 29, 78

Oct 151954 The remnants of Hurricane
Hazel affect southern Ontario killing 83 people and dumping up to 178mm
rain in some places and 121mm rain in 24 hours in Toronto. 1,
291996 A little bit of snow
fell over much of Prince Edward Island on the 15th and 16th. Meanwhile,
strong winds blowing at the same time caused work on the Confederation
Bridge to be stopped for a few days. 41998 A storm over Atlantic
Canada produced 80mm rain in St. John's, Newfoundland and 40mm rain from
north-eastern New Brunswick to Halifax, NS. 21

Oct 161984 Blizzards with winds
between 50 and 80 km/h and near zero visibility over Alberta and Saskatchewan
caused dozens of accidents and dumped 28cm snow in Saskatoon, SK. 5

Oct 171996 Vancouver Island was
hit by a rather nasty storm. 200km/h winds whipped up 30 metre high waves
and damaged boats and yachts in the area. 42001 Wet in eastern Canada
as 61mm fell in Halifax, NS whilst St. John's, Newfoundland recorded 53mm
rain. 18

Oct 181930 100cm snow fell in one
area at the eastern end of Lake Erie 100cm during a snowstorm yet less
than 5km away on the lake shore it drizzled. 51999 Hurricane
Irene was close to Atlantic Canada and produced some rain and 50km/h
winds
in Fredericton, NB. Winds then picked up before Irene hit Nova Scotia.
4

Oct 191999 The remnants of Hurricane
Irene continued to affect Atlantic Canada. Newfoundland was worst affected;
15cm snow fell in Corner Brook whilst 22.4cm snow fell in Gander and Stephenville
recorded 4.6cm snow.
652000 Hurricane
Michael moved across Newfoundland. Mean winds of 128km/h were recorded
across the province and at St. Lawrence gusts reached 172km/h. Michael
also produced some torrential rain, and Halifax, NS was one of the wettest
places recording 63.9mm rain.
13

Oct 201999 Temperatures in Calgary
were 15C at 6am local time. However temperatures didn't rise much the rest
of the day and the high was just over 16C. The next 3 days were warmer
though with highs around 22-23C.
65

Oct 211968 The remnants of Hurricane
Gladys tracked south of Nova Scotia. Among the highlights were 50mm rain
across the Maritimes with Sackville, NB the wettest place with 125mm rain
and Miscou Island, New Brunswick recorded 137km/h winds, the maximum hourly
wind on record in New Brunswick.
1, 78

Oct 221977 113.7mm rain fell at
Port Hardy, BC, the wettest October day on record here. Click here
for the current Port Hardy weather. 551998 A shower of spiders falls
at Blackburn, BC near Prince George. Thousands of our 8 legged friends
cover buildings, vehicles and trees. 77

Oct 231918 A Canadian vessel sailing
from Yukon and Alaska became stranded on Vanderbilt reef in a northerly
gale. The next day (the 24th) the ship sank killing all 343 on board. 2

Oct 241933 Ottowa records its heaviest
October snowfall on record when 21.5cms snow falls. 781990 66.8mm rain fell at Charlo,
New Brunswick, making it the wettest October day on record there. 63

Oct 251933 More than 100mm rain
fell over parts of southern New Brunswick caused impassable highways, washouts,
flooded bridges and delays to the rail network. 4

Oct 261919 Lows dropped to -25.6C
in Saskatoon, the coldest October night on record here. Click here
for the latest Saskatoon weather. 48

Oct 271997 A major snowstorm affected
parts of Quebec leaving thousands without power, many of them in the Montreal
and Quebec areas. The Maritimes had their first snow of the season and
some parts got more than 20cm snow. 4,5

Oct 282000 Southern Quebec was hit
by a snowstorm. The Gaspe area was worst hit with more than 40cm snow,
an October record for Quebec. At least 3 people were killed in traffic
accidents caused by the snow. 5

Oct 292000 More tham 40cm snow fell
in some parts of Quebec, winds topped 100km/h around the Maritimes and
more than 60mm rain fell in St. John's, Newfoundland. 13

Oct 301949 67.3cm snow fell in one
day at Haines Junction, Yukon. This is the greatest one day snowfall in
Yukon. 41996 135km/h winds killed
4 people in southern Ontario, closed the Welland Canal and caused flooding
on the Niagara River Parkway. 5

Oct 311999 A trick rather than a
treat in Saskatchewan when an Alberta Clipper produced several centimetres
snow in the North Battleford area and winds up to 70km/h in Saskatoon and
110km/h in Regina. 4

Nov 11999 An Albert Clipper crossing
Manitoba produced winds of 87km/h gusting 113km/h in Winnipeg, the highest
sustained November windspeeds ever recorded there and only 2km/h shy of
Winnipegs record sustained winds set in July 1959. Trucks were blown over
and homes were flooded during the storm. 42000 96.6mm rain fell in Sydney,
NS. Visit this
site to see what the weather's doing here right now. 14

Nov 21947 Temperatures reached
7.2C in Churchill, MB, the warmest November day on record there. Visit
this
link to see what the weather's link there right now. 331988 Winds gusting to 100km/h
affected the Quebec City region and 75cms snow fell in the Laurentians
north of Trois Rivieres. 78

Nov 41980 Vancouver records a high
of 18.4C, the warmest November day on record here. Click here
to see what the weather's like in Vancouver now. 34

Nov 51975 23.9C in Winnipeg, the
warmest November day on record here. Regina, SK also had its warmest November
day on record, 23.3C was the high here. 38, 392001 Temperatures reached
17.1C in Winnipeg, MB. 78

Nov 61975 Record breaking warmth
over southern Manitoba where temperatures reached 24C in Winnipeg. Click
here
to see what the weather's like there now. 292001 Prince Edward Island
and Cape Breton Island bore the brunt of a powerful storm which saw the
Confederation Bridge closed to traffic for the first time ever. Here mean
winds peaked at 123km/h and gusts at 155km/h. This storm developed when
Tropical Storm Noel, Hurricane Michelle and an extra-tropical weather system
merged. 24, 78

Nov 71869 A storm crossing the
Great Lakes sank 77 ships, including 56 schooners. 41913 Between the 7th and 13th
November one of the Great Lakes' worst storms on record produced 140km/h
winds over Lakes Erie and Ontario sinking 34 ships and killing 270 sailors.
21986 An early season snowstorm
in Winnipeg sees 30cm snow fall, accompanied by 90km/h gusts. 77

Nov 81986 A blizzard in Manitoba
turns out to be one of the worst on record for some parts of the province.
More than 30cms of snow and 90km/h winds affect some places. For example,
35.6cm snow falls on Winnipeg where it's the worst blizzard for 20 years.
1,4

Nov 91977 Kenora, ON had its greatest
one day November precipitation total when 32.8mm precipitation fell. Click
here
for the current weather here. 57

Nov 101975 20m high waves recorded
during a storm over the Great Lakes caused the ship the Edmund Fitzgerald
to sink, killing 29 aboard. 21992 15-25cm snow fell over
south-eastern Manitoba. 29

Nov 111911 -37.2C in Regina, the
coldest November night on record here. Visit this
site to see what the weather's like here at the moment. 39

Nov 121975 155.4mm rain fell at
Tofino, BC, the wettest November day on record there. On average just over
450mm precipitation falls in the whole month of November there. Click here
for current weather in Tofino. 59

Nov 131871 58mm rain fell in Toronto.
Click here
to see what the weather's like there right now. 29

Nov 151942 Temperatures down to
-25C and 39-42cm snow affected Edmonton, AB killing 3 people. This is also
Edmonton's one day November snowfall record. Click here
to see what the weather's like there at the moment. 5,
29

Nov 161967 A low of -17.2C in Kingston,
ON proves to be the coldest November night on record here. Click here
for current Kingston conditions. 46

Nov 171924 A cold start to the day
in Edmonton where overnight lows had dropped to -42.2C. 661958 27.7mm precipitation
falls in Winnipeg, the greatest November 24 precipitation total here. Have
a look at this
site to see what the weather's doing there at the moment.
38

Nov 181931 201km/h winds are recorded
in Quaqtaq, Quebec, the maximum hourly wind ever recorded in both Canada
and Quebec. 1

Nov 191936 The coldest November
night on record at Sable Island where temperatures dropped to -7.8C. It
can get much colder here though and in fact the coldest night on record
here is 31st January 1920 when lows dipped to -19.4C. Click here
for the latest Sable Island weather conditions. 621998 10cms snow fell in Thunder
Bay, ON. 78

Nov 201956 Vancouver's longest run
of consecutive days with fog began and would run for 13 days until 2 December.
Click here
to see if it's foggy in Vancouver right now. 42000 43cm lake effect snow
fell at Fort Erie, ON and squalls caused whiteout conditions at times.
14

Nov 211973 63mm rain falls at Thunder
Bay, ON, the wettest November day on record there. Click here
for current Thunder Bay weather. 51

Nov 231956 A high of 7.8C in Yellowknife,
NT turns out to be the mildest November day on record there. Click here
for latest Yellowknife weather. 50

Nov 241950 Toronto's greatest one
day November snowfall. 30.5cm snow fell. The next day it was 10C and it
rained. Click here
to see what the weather's like here at the moment. 29

Nov 251987 56.5mm rain falls at
London, ON, the wettest day on record here. Click here
to see what the weather's like here at the moment. 422001 Temperatures reached
17.3C in Montreal - the late November norm here is just 2C. 78

Nov 262000 15mm freezing rain fell
in Ottawa. Visit this
link to see what the weather's like there at the moment. 5

Nov 271997 An early season snowstorm
over the Maritimes dumps 20-25cm snow. 771999 It was a very warm day
for parts of New Brunswick and in some spots temperature records more than
100 years old were broken. In Moncton the mercury peaked at 16.5C whilst
Bathurst reached 16.0C and Miramichi saw a high of 15.7C.

Nov 281985 Temperatures in Kenora,
ON dropped to -31.3C, the coldest November night on record here. Click
here
for the latest weather here. 57

Nov 291987 59mm precipitation falls
on Kingston, ON their greatest November one day precipitation total on
record. Click here
for current Kingston conditions. 46

Nov 301893 Calagry's coldest November
night on record; lows dipped down to -35C. Click here
for current Calgary conditions. 40

Dec 11885 Temperatures reached
20C in Medicine Hat, AB, the warmest December day on record here. Click
here
for current conditions here. 441964 Gales gusting to 160km/h
affected the Maritimes on the 1st and 2nd sinking 3 boats and killing 23
people. Both Halifax and Charlottetown recorded their lowest sea-level
pressure readings on record during this storm. 21999 First snowstorm of the
winter in Nova Scotia. 35cm snow fell in Halifax, closing the airport there.
Vist this
site to see Halifax's current conditions. 4

Dec 21926 St Mary's River which
connects Lakes Huron and Superior was blocked by ice, something which usually
happens in the spring but is rare in early winter. A blizzard and temperatures
well below normal for the time of year down at -15C to -30C helped promote
the ice blockage. 4

Dec 31982 Toronto's warmest December
day on record. Temperatures reached 20C. Click here
to see what the weather's doing there right now. It was also Ontario's
warmest December day on record - highs reached 22.5C in Hamilton. 30,
78

Dec 41995 Vancouver was very windy;
70 trees in the city were blown over, as were another 150 in Stanley Park.
Click here to see what the weather's like there at the moment. 29

Dec 51939 Temperatures reached
19.4C in Calgary, the warmest December day on record here. Click here
for current Calgary conditions. 402001 Temperatures reached
18.3C in Toronto and 19.6C in Hamilton. Nationally this turned out to be
the warmest December day in 2001. Click here
to see what the weather's doing in Hamilton right now.

Dec 61862 Gales in Yarmouth, NS
blew down buildings on the street now known as Alma Street. View Yarmouth's
current weather here.
4

Dec 81913 Heavy rain on the 8th
and 9th caused mudslide and train derailments in the Prince Rupert, BC
area. More than 100mm rain fell. Click here
to find out how the weather's getting on in Prince Rupert at the moment.
4

Dec 91977 Let it snow, let it snow,
let it snow. 100cm snow fell in London, Ontario in 5 days. Visit this
link to see what the weather there's doing at the moment. 4

Dec 101975 98.8mm rain fell at Halifax,
the wettest December day on record there and almost the wettest day ever
recorded here. The wettest day on record here is 14th January 1978 when
100.1mm precipitation fell. Visit this
link to see what the weather's like here right now. 361986 Unusually mild across
Yukon, the Mackenzie District and northern British Columbia where temperatures
peaked at 10-13C. 78

Dec 111944 Toronto's worst single
day snowfall saw 48.3cms snow fall in downtown Toronto where there were
also gale force winds. 21 people lost their lives as a result of the snow
and a total of 57.2cm snow falls during the 2 days that the storm lasts.
2,
77, 781999 First snowstorm of the
winter in southern Quebec, mainly affecting the area east of Trois Rivieres.
25-40cm fell, including 40cm in Sept Iles. 13 people were killed in accidents
caused by the snowstorm. 4

Dec 121985 Canada's worst air crash
occurred at Gander, Newfoundland when a place en route for Kentucky crashed
seconds after take off following a refuelling stop. 256 people were killed.
Just before the crash freezing drizzle and snow grains were reported. Winds
were light and the temperature around -4C. 2

Dec 131944 Yellowknife, NT records
its warmest(!) December day on record when highs reached 2.8C. Click here
for current Yellowknife weather. 50

Dec 141999 Snow in southern and
eastern Ontario caused numerous traffic accidents as drivers drove to fast.
Among recorded snow depths was 2cm Toronto, 9cm Ottawa and 11cm in Kingston.
652001 It was very windy over
Vancouver Island and the lower BC mainland; winds gusting up to 90km/h
in Vancouver toppled trees and downed power lines. 65

Dec 161984 37mm precipitation falls
at Moosonee, ON, the greatest one day December precipitation total there.
Click herefor
current Moosonee weather. 52

Dec 171924 Calgary's coldest December
night on record. Lows drop to -42.8C. The coldest night on record here
is -45C recorded on 4th February 1893. Click here
for current Calgary conditions.
40

Dec 181985 Temperatures at Sudbury,
ON dropped to -35.4C, the coldest December night on record here. Click
here
for current Sudbury weather. 531997 Thunder and snow cause
chaos in Calgary where 15cm snow had fallen by the early afternoon. 772001 A storm over the Atlantic
Provinces dumped 26.6cm snow on Greenwood, Nova Scotia and 46.9mm rain
on St. John's, Newfoundland.

Dec 191983 Coronation, Alberta records
its coldest temperature in 99 years as lows drop to -41C and at Moosomin,
SK temperatures fell as low as -38C. 77, 781999 Southern Manitoba's first
blizzard of the winter closed the Trans Canada Highway and stranded motorists.
Black ice on roads led to the deaths of two people. 42000 110km/h winds affected
Moncton and Saint Jonh, NB.

Dec 201940 Temperatures dropped
down to -31.1C in Toronto, the coldest December night on record. Funnily
enough, this is exactly the same temperature as the coldest February night
recorded on 15th February 1943. 301961 Temperatures fell 22.7C
from 3.3C to -19.4C in just one hour early in the morning when winds veered
from the southwest to the north. 78

Dec 211878 Saint John, NB was affected
by 15cm snow followed by rain and 90km/h winds which damaged a church steeple
amongst other things. Click here
to see what the weather's doing there right now. 5

Dec 221999 Haines Junction, Yukon
had some rather exciting weather; mild, wet weather melted snow which in
turn flooded basements. In the following days temperatures plummeted and
a metre of snow fell. On Boxing Day in rained again and the snow melted
but by New Year's Eve temperatures dropped to -32C. Visit this
site to see what the weather's like there at the moment. 4

Dec 231884 Temperatures dropped
down to -48.3C, the coldest December night on record here. Just a few days
On January 1st 1885 temperatures dropped down to -50C, the coldest night
ever recorded here. Visit this
site to see what the weather's like in Regina at the moment. 39

Dec 251972 Vancouver's wettest day
on record. 89.4mm rain fell. Click here
to find out what the weather's like now. 341980 219.5mm rain falls in
just 12 hours at Jordan River Diversion, British Columbia. 11982 Temperatures on the 25th
reached 15.7cm in Toronto, the latest in the year 15C had been reached
here. However, this record stood only for a few days because on the 28th
highs reached 17.2C.1986 A 14 hour long spell
of freezing rain affects Ottawa. 11997 Temperatures in Edmonton
reach 6.8C and its the first brown Christmas in 100 years here. 771999 Gusts up to 124 km/h
affected Churchill, Manitoba, generating snowdrifts which buried cars,
tore off roofs and lext 60% of the town's population without power. Click
here
to see what the weather's like here right now. 11

Dec 261902 28 people died when 2
trains collided during a snowstorm near Wanstead, Ontario. During the 3
days around this period 25cm snow fell and temperatures were down to -15C.
41917 The Northwest Territories
records it lowest temperature on record when lows drop to -57.2C at Fort
Smith. Afternoon highs here reached -47.8C. 781938 Edmonton, Alberta records
its lowest temperature on record when the mercury drops to -48.3C. 1

Dec 271999 Temperatures in Calgary
reached 19.5C, more than 6C higher than the previous highest temperature
recorded here on this date. The old record was registered way back in 1898.
11

Dec 281942 One of eastern Ontario's
worst ice storms of the 20th century ever started and lasted until the
30th produced a covering of ice as thick as a persons wrist on some telephone
wires, trees and railway lines. Parts of the area came to a standstill
for several days. 21969 A blizzard in Montreal
kills 15 and produces 75cm snow in 60 hours. 11996 One of the snowstorms
of the century in Victoria, BC. 80cm snow fell in 24 hours and during a
5 day period around this time 125cm snow fell. Clean-up costs, including
insurance payouts, exceeded $200 million. 21999 Parts of Alberta were
really warm on the 27th and 28th. On the 28th temperatures got up to 20.6C
in Claresholm. It was so warm in fact that trees came into leaf in some
places. 4

Dec 291933 Fourteen sites in Ontario
recorded their coldest day on record, including -38.9C at Ottawa and -45.0C
at Algonquin Park. Parts of Quebec, Manitoba and Nova Scotia also recorded
record cold temperatures. 2

Dec 301984 The warmest December
day on record in Lethbridge, AB. Temperatures reached 19.6C. Click here
for current conditions there. 431993 44cm snow and winds over
100km/h affect the Halifax and Dartmouth areas in Nova Scotia. 77

SourcesObviously I didn't know all
these facts off the top of my head. Some I discovered myself, but the I
had to hunt around for the vast majority. Below you'll find a list of my
sources. Incidentally, if any of these facts turn out to be wrong, or records
quoted get broken please
and let me know. Thanks.